1. All patients should be medically stabilized from their traumatic injuries
before radiation injuries are considered. Patients are then evaluated for
either external radiation exposure or radioactive contamination.
2. An external radiation source with enough intensity and energy can cause
tissue damage (e.g., skin burns or marrow depression). This exposure
from a source outside the person does not make the person radioactive.
Even such lethally exposed patients are no hazard to medical staff.
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