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Medical assistance in case of nuclear accident

Medical service is a prerequisite for work licence of nuclear installation. Every nuclear installation incorporate in their safety procedure also medical emergency plan. Usually, the medical emergenc plan consists of several degrees of action: 1. First aid, 2. First medical treatment, 3. Treatment in regional hospital, 4. Treatment in special institution (centre for radiation medicine). This paper discusses organization and activities of centre for Radiation Medicine and Protection - Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb. The Centre has admission and triage unit, decontamination section, observation room and laboratory, dosimetry and radiotoxicology unit, clinical ward and haematology unit. The Centre is equipped with whole body counter, shielded bath tube, alpha, beta and gamma counters and dose estimation software. The expert teams of medical doctors, health physicists, radiochemists, technologists and nurses are always on call by the pager system. The centre has developed close collaboration within the University Hospital, with the Institute for Radioprotection in Fonteney-Aux-Roses, France and with the IAEA. The centre is oranized according to the internationally accepted regulations, with high level educated staff and all needed facilities for diagnosing and treatment of overexposed and contaminated persons. It can therefore offer help in case of accident also in the neighbouring countries in education, sending expert teams in case of accident and hospitalization of overexposed persons.

nuclear power plant; nuclear accident; emergency preparedness; medical assistance

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