Abstract

THE energy released by the explosion of an atomic bomb is of a degree unsurpassed by anything known to man. In addition to large amounts of radioactive energy, great quantities of thermal and mechanical energy are released. It is the latter two that cause the great physical damage and large numbers of casualties. Photographs of the destruction done by the atomic bombs in Japan emphasize the magnitude of the mechanical and thermal effects, and give mute evidence of the human demoralization and disorganization that takes place after such catastrophes.Injuries to personnel from the atomic-bomb explosion have been divided into . . .

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