Medical follow-up of exposed victims after the " 5.7" accident of radioactive source in Nanjing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5098.2019.11.011
- VernacularTitle: 南京"5.7"放射源丢失事故受照者照后医学随访观察
- Author:
Furu WANG
1
;
Jin WANG
;
Ningle YU
;
Yimei ZHANG
;
Xiaoyong YANG
;
Yongchun QIN
;
Wei CHEN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiation Protection, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210029, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radiation emergency;
Acute radiation sickness;
Radiation damage;
Long-term effect;
Medical follow-up
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
2019;39(11):859-863
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the long-term effects of radiation injury and to provide scientific basis for the evaluation of the effects of ionizing radiation injury by carrying out medical follow-up of patients involved in the " 5.7" radiative source accident in Nanjing in 2014.
Methods:Through interviewing and investigating, we inquired about the new disease history of the exposed patients from rehabilitation treatment to medical follow-up peroid. Physical and laboratory examinations were carried out. According to relevant standards, physiological and biochemical indexes such as hematopoietic system, immune system, endocrine system, ophthalmology, circulatory system, digestive system, urinary system and bone mineral density were systematically evaluated, with the long-term effects being evaluated.
Results:The patient′s vital signs were good without new diseases. The indexes of hematopoietic system, immune system and endocrine system tended to be normal, the circulatory system, digestive system and urinary system showed degenerative changes, the ophthalmic examination showed visual acuity continue to decline, and bone mineral density examination indicated low bone mass.
Conclusions:Physiological and biochemical indicators of the patients gradually returned to normal without obvious symptoms of radiation damage. Further medical follow-up observation still needs to continue.
