Facts About Acute Radiation Syndrome

Nuclear power plant in Fukushima Daiichi
operated by Tokyo Electric
Power Co (Tepco) dillaporkan
leaking. Concerns about the
dangers of radiation have
prompted the Japanese government made a number of
preventive efforts, including
evacuating 170,000 people who
live in the area in a radius of 20
kilometers from the location of
nuclear power plants. How bahayakah exposure to nuclear
radiation? Based on the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention in the
U.S., acute radiation syndrome or
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS),
also known as radiation
poisoning, is a serious disease. This can occur shortly after the
body exposed to radiation. The
level of suffering a person to
radiation depends on how the
amount of radiation absorbed by
the body. Here are some facts regarding the acute radiation
syndrome: Someone said to suffer from
acute radiation syndrome when
radiation is absorbed into the
internal organs. Radiation from
X-rays and medical measures
such as CT-scan was too low to cause a person exposed to
acute radiation syndrome. Someone said to suffer from
acute radiation syndrome when
he was exposed to radiation for
some time. It could be in minutes. Early symptoms can be felt a few
minutes to several days after a
person is exposed to radiation.
These symptoms may include
vomiting, diarrhea, and drunk or
dizzy. These symptoms can take up a matter of days. After the initial symptoms
disappear, someone back in
shape. However, shortly
thereafter, the person will
suffer again. In fact, this time
worse. Symptoms may include fatigue, fever, loss of appetite,
vomiting, and diarrhea. This
stage can last for several
months. Damage to the skin due to
radiation can occur within hours.
This can last up to a matter of
years, depending on how severe
the person is exposed to
radiation. The symptoms, skin feels sore and even feels like a
burn. Hair loss can be due to
radiation. Exposure to radiation may lead
to death, depending on severity.
Typically, in many cases, death
occurred several months after a
person is exposed to radiation.
Deaths caused by damage to bone marrow, infection, or
bleeding. Someone who survived the acute
radiation syndrome can continue
to feel the symptoms until two
years after exposure. The treatment is done for a
person exposed to radiation
consists of an act of prevention
of further contamination, reduce
the symptoms of the syndrome,
and the healing of organs damaged by radiation. Decontamination is the process
of eliminating external
contamination by radioactive
particles. Decontamination can be
off all clothes and shoes that
used a person exposed to radiation. Body wash can also
reduce the external
contamination.