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Radiation Injuries |
Harmful effects of non-experimental exposure to ionizing or non-ionizing radiation in VERTEBRATES. |
Radiation Sickness,Radiation Syndrome,Injuries, Radiation,Injury, Radiation,Radiation Injury,Radiation Sicknesses,Radiation Syndromes,Sickness, Radiation,Sicknesses, Radiation,Syndrome, Radiation,Syndromes, Radiation |
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| D011834 |
Radiation Monitoring |
The observation, either continuously or at intervals, of the levels of radiation in a given area, generally for the purpose of assuring that they have not exceeded prescribed amounts or, in case of radiation already present in the area, assuring that the levels have returned to those meeting acceptable safety standards. |
Monitoring, Radiation |
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| D011835 |
Radiation Protection |
Methods and practices adopted to protect against RADIATION. |
Protection, Radiation |
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| D004189 |
Disaster Planning |
Procedures outlined for the care of casualties and the maintenance of services in disasters. |
Disaster Management,Emergency Preparedness,Disaster Relief Planning,Management, Disaster,Planning, Disaster,Planning, Disaster Relief,Preparedness, Emergency,Relief Planning, Disaster |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D014481 |
United States |
A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO. |
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| D054527 |
Mass Casualty Incidents |
Events that overwhelm the resources of local HOSPITALS and health care providers. They are likely to impose a sustained demand for HEALTH SERVICES rather than the short, intense peak customary with smaller scale disasters. |
Mass Casualties,Casualties, Mass,Casualty Incident, Mass,Casualty Incidents, Mass,Casualty, Mass,Incident, Mass Casualty,Incidents, Mass Casualty,Mass Casualty,Mass Casualty Incident |
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| D055848 |
Nuclear Power Plants |
Facilities that convert NUCLEAR ENERGY into electrical energy. |
Nuclear Power Plant,Power Plant, Nuclear,Power Plants, Nuclear |
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| D018570 |
Risk Assessment |
The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988) |
Assessment, Risk,Benefit-Risk Assessment,Risk Analysis,Risk-Benefit Assessment,Health Risk Assessment,Risks and Benefits,Analysis, Risk,Assessment, Benefit-Risk,Assessment, Health Risk,Assessment, Risk-Benefit,Benefit Risk Assessment,Benefit-Risk Assessments,Benefits and Risks,Health Risk Assessments,Risk Analyses,Risk Assessment, Health,Risk Assessments,Risk Benefit Assessment,Risk-Benefit Assessments |
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| D018788 |
Radioactive Hazard Release |
Uncontrolled release of radioactive material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a radioactive hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately. |
Accidents, Nuclear,Accidents, Nuclear Reactor,Accidents, Radiation,Nuclear Accidents,Nuclear Reactor Accidents,Radiation Accidents,Accident, Radiation,Radiation Accident,Accident, Nuclear,Accident, Nuclear Reactor,Hazard Release, Radioactive,Hazard Releases, Radioactive,Nuclear Accident,Nuclear Reactor Accident,Radioactive Hazard Releases,Reactor Accident, Nuclear,Reactor Accidents, Nuclear,Release, Radioactive Hazard,Releases, Radioactive Hazard |
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