Nuclear War Health Part 2

Avoiding and Treating Radiation

In Part 1 we discussed the side effects of nuclear radiation. Today we discuss how to avoid radiation exposure, and how to deal with the side effects. If you haven’t already, read Part 1 now.

We are going to start off by explaining the three basic principles when it comes to radiation prevention: Time, Distance, Shielding.

Radiation damage comes from the amount of exposure over what duration of time. High exposure over a short duration is deadly. High exposure over a long duration (years) is not as worrisome.