title: [Nuclear power plant disaster. Medical assistance to the population (author's transl)].
abstract: The possibility of a nuclear power plant disaster is small but not excluded: in its event, assistance to the affected population mainly depends on local practitioners. Already existing diseases have to be diagnosed and treated; moreover, these physicians are responsible for the early detection of those individuals exposed to radiation doses high enough to induce acute illness. Here we present the pathogenesis, clinical development and possible diagnostic and therapeutical problems related to acute radiation-induced diseases. The differentiation of persons according to therapy need and prognosis is done on the sole base of the clinical evidence and the peripheral blood count.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000097:blood; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D011210:Power Plants; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D012038:Regeneration
vernacular_title: Kernkraftwerks-Katastrophen Arztliche Versorgung der Bevölkerung.