Estimating medical resources required following a nuclear event

Large quantities of medical resources are necessary for the treatment of pa tients suffering from acute radiation syndrome in combination with blast an d thermal injuries (combined injuries). So far, however, there is no tool a vailable for evaluating the resources required for the treatment of combine d injuries. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the scientific ba sis for a newly developed software tool designed to estimate the medical re sources needed for treating the combined injuries of individuals/high numbe rs of casualties who may be involved in civil defense, emergency medical ca re and various military activities (namely out of area) in the case of a nu clear event. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.