book unfortunately came in damaged with the cover ripped and bent, also the pages were bend, was looking forward for this and was disappointed : As an engineer working in this field I found this a very good reminder of just how horrific the impacts can be on the human body.
There are some good lessons to be picked up, especially about people not knowing the dangers of what they are working with.
The book is short A stunning retelling of the incident in Japan in, This is of a humanitarian book with regards to the battles faced by the two patients who were involved in a criticality accident at a fuel reprocessing plant in Tokai.
It focuses on the man who received the stark and uncompromising account of the horror that a human being endures when accidentally exposed to radioactive substances.
the book is short and very direct in its descriptions of the changes and destruction that occur to this poor mans body.
which very sadly
can only Poor guy: Gripped from start to finish Fascinating book, Couldn't put it down. If you like true life scientific based stories you'll live this book, Fantastic Read. Another Nuclear accident that was caused by a Human interfering with procedures, Stylistically resembling a fictional narrative, this grim chronicle of Ouchis deterioration demonstrates the humanity and pyschology of the medical profession in extreme situations In that sense, its an interesting companion to Osamu Tezukas Black Jack manga Think of it as such a nightmarish episode of House that as a result of watching it you resolve never to tune into the series again Firefox NewsHarnessing the atoms energy can help, even save, mankind or lead to its destruction This is the sad, cautionary tale of things gone awry, a noble effort by Japanese physicians to save Mr Ouchis life and of our limited ability to deal with the consequences of mistakes in this arena Robert Peter Gale, MD PhD DSc FACP Hon ,UCLA Medical CenterRadiation injuries are potentially complex, often involving a combination of different types of radiation energy The Tokaimura accident reminds us of these complexities as well as the importance of accurate information flow from the site of the incident to the healthcare provideer in the hospital New knowledge was gained regarding optimal management of acute radiation toxicity Nicholas Dainiak, MD FACP Yale University School of MedicineChairman of Medicine, Bridgeport HospitalBEST OF The Japan TimesA brave account of corporate greed and scientific expertiseJapan s worst nuclear radiation accident took place at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, on September The direct cause of the accident was cited as the depositing of a uranyl nitrate solution containing about kg of uranium, which exceeded the critical mass into a precipitation tank Three workers were exposed to extreme doses of radiation Hiroshi Ouchi, one of these workers, was transferred to the University of Tokyo Hospital Emergency Room, three days after the accident Dr Maekawa and his staff initially thought that Ouchi looked relatively well for a person exposed to such radiation levels He could talk, and only his right hand was a little swollen with redness However, his condition gradually weakened as the radioactivity broke down the chromosomes in his cells The doctors were at a loss as to what to do There were very few precedents and proven medical treatments for the victims of radiation poisoning Less than nuclear accidents had occurred in the world to that point, and most of those happened years ago This book documents the following days of treatment until his passing, with detailed descriptions and explanations of the radiation poisoning some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the A Slow Death:Days of Radiation Sickness book, this is one of the most wanted NHK TV Crew author readers around the world.
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