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QUEMADURA EXPOSICION [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Skin
  • Radiation Protection
  • CBRNE Operations
DEF

A burn caused by excessive exposure (of bare skin) to thermal radiation.

OBS

flash burn: designation and definition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 2016, but not included in the 2017 version.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
  • Radioprotection
  • Opérations CBRNE
DEF

Brûlure causée par une exposition excessive (peau à découvert) au rayonnement thermique d'une explosion nucléaire.

OBS

brûlure par l'éclair : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 2016, mais non reprises dans l'édition de 2017.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Piel
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Operaciones QBRNE
DEF

Quemadura causada por una exposición excesiva(con la piel desnuda) a la radiación térmica.

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