EXPOSING YOURSELF TO THE OUTSIDE
This is when you need to be extra careful and wear as many clothes as you can in order to protect your skin from Beta burning. Make sure to shake your clothes now and then to remove any attached particles and contaminants, especially when you come back to your shelter.
If any Beta burning has occurred, wash immediately under cold water and make sure to keep the burnt place/skin clean and washed. If any blisters appear, don’t break them! If large area of your skin was exposed and burned as a result, but no blisters appear, don’t cover your skin and use ointments and Vaseline to keep it moist. Also, help anyone who may need assistance or has the Radiation Syndrome.
HIGH-ALTITUDE DETONATIONS
These situations may not be as risky when it comes to the explosion, but it may cause damage to all electrical appliances. High-altitude nuclear bombs generate the so-called EMP (electromagnetic pulse). It can damage and destroy all your electrical and electronic utilities and appliances, including computers and digital data. If these appliances are plugged in the sockets, they may cause short circuitry or explosions and thus endanger you and your family.
So, as soon as you learn about such a high-altitude detonation, unplug all such items you have at home. Whatever you can protect, place it in a metal container (e.g. the Faraday cage can be a good example). These protect the electronic and electrical devices from the EMP. Yet, keep in mind that the devices must not touch anywhere the metal cage/container.
You can make your own Faraday cage by taking a cardboard and place an aluminum foil (copper will also do) around it. Keep the device/item plugged and grounded.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE NUCLEAR ATTACK
You have to be mentally prepared that if a nuclear attack happened, then it’s obvious that a war has begun. You have to be prepared that more attacks may follow and that you will not be fully safe as long as a peace treaty isn’t signed between the two (or more) opposing forces. Invasion or more attacks may be imminent. This is why you need to use your resources sparingly and wisely and collect any such (food, water, or vital items) which can be helpful and life-saving in the long term.
FINAL NOTES ON RADIATION UNITS
Here is how to recognize if someone has the Radiation Syndrome. First, we will use the Gray units (Gy). This shows how much the organism has absorbed the ionizing radiation. 1 Gy = 100 rad. When it comes to dosing, Sv (Sievert) measures that, thus 1 Sv = 100 REM. Generally, 1 Gy is roughly equal to 1 Sv.
You won’t see any visible signs of radiation dosing in some if less than 0.05 Gy. With up to 1Gy, you will see that the person suffers immune disruption and is susceptible to inflammation and infections. They vomit, suffer from nausea and headaches. These people can survive as long as they don’t expose themselves to more radiation. With more than 1.5 to up to 3 Gy, hair loss is also common. Usually 1/3 of the infected people will die in the next 30 days.
Heavy poisoning comes with more than 3 up to 4 Gy. Half of the contaminated people will die within 30 days. Their symptoms are similar to the above, including bleeding both external and internal (skin, mouth, pores, kidneys).
From 4 to 6 Gy more than 50% will die (up to 60%). Reaching 6Gy the fatality rate skyrockets to up to 90%. The symptoms develop quickly, usually within a few hours and can be latent for the next several days, and are almost the same as those explained above ending with death within 2 weeks. With up to 10 Gy, death is unavoidable and happens in less than 14 days.
Only with special medical care can anyone survive. With these patients bone marrow has been recorded to be completely destroyed and transplantation is required. Other damages to the internal organs are common causes for death and complications. Hardly has anyone ever fully recovered after full radiation exposure.
During such times, you need to assess if anyone has acute symptoms or not. Keep in mind that without proper care within days, these people can’t survive. Even if it’s harsh to advise you this, keep the food and water supplies to those who are still healthy. Otherwise you only prolong the suffering of those are already dying. During nuclear attacks reality is harsh and you need to accept that you can’t save everyone.
While the topic of nuclear attack and survival may be difficult to process, it is still a grim possibility. Facing the reality is the first preparation step for us to take. Physical preparation though isn’t enough and can’t offer you the full picture.
Learn more about nuclear attacks and radiation fallout. This information will be invaluable when it comes to trying to survive such a situation and may help you support the people close to you, and as a result raise their chances of survival. And on the good side, humanity has survived many wars and we still continue ahead, a bit wiser and will hopefully never have to experience another war.
