Health and Safety Threats to Ukraine From Nonconventional Weapons: A Clear and Present Danger

Health and Safety Threats to Ukraine From Nonconventional Weapons: A Clear and Present Danger

This Viewpoint discusses the potential for use of nonconventional warfare threats (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives) in the conflict in Ukraine and how health care professionals need to recognize and respond to these threats.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2022-12, Vol.328 (23), p.2301-2302
Hauptverfasser: Goralnick, Eric, Chai, Peter R, Erickson, Timothy B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Armed Conflicts
Health risks
Leadership
Nuclear safety
Nuclear weapons
Public Health
Safety
Trauma
Ukraine
Unconventional warfare
Warfare - classification
Weapons
Weapons - classification
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Zusammenfassung:This Viewpoint discusses the potential for use of nonconventional warfare threats (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives) in the conflict in Ukraine and how health care professionals need to recognize and respond to these threats.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2022.22661