Chernobyl Accident Fatalities and Causes

摘要

Based on available sources of information, an assessment is made of the Chernobylaccident fatalities and causes of death that resulted from acute injury effects. Accident victims grouped according to whole body radiation dose and biologic response were examined and reconciled based on comparing various sources of information. Fatalities are identified with the occurrence of acute radiation sickness (ARS) syndromes. A maximum likelihood regression analysis was performed on the available fatality and dose data based on five different statistical models to estimate the LD(10), LD(50), and LD(90) values. The estimated LD(50) is about a factor or two higher than previously published values which is attributed to post accident emergency medical and clinical care. Keywords: Chernobyl accident, Clinical classification, Radiation pulmonitis, Radiation injury, Lethality causes, Radiation doses, Bone marrow, Skin damage, Fatalities. (sdw)