Military Medical Sciences 2013;(11):847-849,853

doi:10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2013.11.011

Characteristics of U.S.Military Nuclear Medical Emergency Rescue Forces

Tianxi DIAO ; Peng LI ; Lijuan LI ; Wei ZHOU ; Bo FU

Keywords

U.S.Armed Forces; nuclear accident; medical rescue

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Nuclear medical emergency rescue , as an important task for the military , has become a priority in many countries.The U.S.military has accumulated rich experience in the development of nuclear medical emergency rescue forces.This paper analyzes the legal status , roles, responsibilities and tasks of the U .S.military during nuclear emergency rescue as well as the characteristics and current status of nuclear emergency rescue forces , hoping to provide some refer-ences for development of our military nuclear medical emergency rescue forces .