Biomaterial Database

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki through art. 2019

Leonard J Hoenig

Private Practice, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA. Electronic address: gooddocljh@gmail.com.

Around 75 years ago, two atomic bombs were dropped over Japan, killing somewhere between 129,000 and 226,000 people in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From amid the ensuing destruction, there came forth survivors of the blasts who have given us, through their words and art, vivid descriptions of the horrors they endured. This contribution features three works of art that portray two major skin injuries caused by the nuclear explosions: flash burns and acute radiation syndrome. These artworks serve as a remembrance for the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The art is also a tribute to the courage of the many atomic bomb survivors who have spoken out against the threat of nuclear weapons, sharing with us their vision of peace.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007564	Japan	A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.	Bonin Islands
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000080483	Atomic Bomb Survivors	Persons who survived exposure to RADIATION due to ATOMIC BOMBS.	Atomic Bomb-Affected People,Hibakusha,Atomic Bomb Affected People,Atomic Bomb Survivor,Atomic Bomb-Affected Peoples,Bomb Survivors, Atomic,Survivor, Atomic Bomb,Survivors, Atomic Bomb
D001154	Art	Processes and results of aesthetic expression.	Arts
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D054043	Nuclear Weapons	A weapon that derives its destructive force from nuclear fission and/or fusion.	Atomic Bombs,Bombs, Atomic,Bombs, Hydrogen,Hydrogen Bombs,Nuclear Weapons Testing,Dirty Bombs,Atomic Bomb,Bomb, Atomic,Bomb, Dirty,Bomb, Hydrogen,Bombs, Dirty,Dirty Bomb,Hydrogen Bomb,Nuclear Weapon,Nuclear Weapons Testings,Testing, Nuclear Weapons,Testings, Nuclear Weapons,Weapon, Nuclear,Weapons Testing, Nuclear,Weapons Testings, Nuclear,Weapons, Nuclear
D054508	Acute Radiation Syndrome	A condition caused by a brief whole body exposure to more than one sievert dose equivalent of radiation. Acute radiation syndrome is initially characterized by ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; VOMITING; but can progress to hematological, gastrointestinal, neurological, pulmonary, and other major organ dysfunction.	Acute Radiation Syndromes,Radiation Syndrome, Acute,Radiation Syndromes, Acute