the dims promised me free healtcare bonanza
plus i am still sure Cuban doctors are on stand by
it will all be happy
Posted on 04/15/2007 6:36:23 PM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Link Only. Read only if you have to.
Too bad the title is inane
Not if it detonates over Tehran or Riyadh.
Maybe we should spend a Trillion Dollars of public funds so build enough hospitals so that we could handle the millions of injured people that might need medical care should some very unlikely disaster occur.
I mean you can never be TOO careful.
The fact that these hospitals would stand empty and unused should have no bearing on whether we build them.
And the fact that there would not be enough train medical staff to man these hospitals should also be of no consequence.
Also the fact that within 10 years the technology in these hospitals would be so out of date to the point of uselessness should not bother anybody.
We should start construction right away.
End Sarcastic Rant.
Who cares about hospitals! It better not mess up my vacation or retirement!
But y'all don't have the proper credentials.
It would be the stampede of hypochondriacs who think the stress headache they have is a symptom of radiation poisoning.
As they flood the hospitals, the actual victims are going to be dying while the doctors and nurses try to triage the dead from the not quite dead yet.
Can I sign up to do some of these “studies”?
I wonder how much this one cost and how long it took to figure out the OBVIOUS?
the dims promised me free healtcare bonanza
plus i am still sure Cuban doctors are on stand by
it will all be happy
USA Today has never been aimed at a very highbrow demographic.
no sh!t Sherlock... what was yer first clue???
“Hospitals would be ‘overloaded’ by nuclear attack on U.S.”
Ya Think???
As someone who took CD Classes in the 70’s, (when PC wasn’t around, and they could tell you how they ACTUALLY expected it to be), I can tell you it will be a WHOLE lot worse than that.
The Dem-On-Dem New Orleans violence will look like a playground in comparison
And the fact that there would not be enough train medical staff to man these hospitals should also be of no consequence.”
YOU FORGOT:
The Bureaucratic mentality and fear of Civil Liability lawsuits won’t ALLOW any Doctors/nurses who DO show up, to actually save lives!
I am duly chastised:)
They will need these guys
http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/
Since 1976, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) has positioned the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as an international leader in emergency medical response to radiation incidents through our management of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS).
The REAC/TS mission for DOE is two-fold:
* Provide 24/7 availability to deploy and provide emergency medical services at incidents involving radiation anywhere in the world
* Provide advice and consultation on radiation emergency medicine from its Oak Ridge, Tenn., headquarters or at the scene of an incident
Radiological/Nuclear Incident Response
With our specialized personnel and other unique resources, REAC/TS is prepared to provide emergency medical response 24/7 to incidents involving radiological or nuclear materials.
The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) teaches accredited continuing education courses in radiation emergency medicine. Physicians, physicians’ assistants, nurses, emergency medical technicians, health physicists, and first responders benefit from the lectures, discussions, and hands-on exercises as they learn their roles in the medical management of a radiation incident.
Surviving Democrats blame Bush for not fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq!
You said — “Thus I added it in my original comment box (which, for some reason, does not automatically hyperlink).”
It won’t show in your first post (as the originator of the thread). You have to reply to yourself and put the link in the reply, then the link will be active...
Regards,
Star Traveler
“Okay, let’s have a Master Mind: ‘Next contestant, Sybil Fawlty, master of the bleeding obvious?’”
“Hospitals would be overloaded...”
Gee, what a surprise. Heaven help us if we have an emergency and have to be admitted—people are kept waiting, hoping a patient will be discharged so they can get a room now. That’s in any of the 3 hospitals within a 20 minute drive.
Glad I didn’t waste my time reading the article.
Anyone know how long Potassium Iodate ‘keeps’ for? We bought some shortly after 9/11 and figure that’s the most important thing to have handy in the event of some form of radiological hazard. Where are *reputable* places to get it? (Army surplus?)
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