Media, Information and Technoculture 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Acute Radiation Syndrome, Congenital Heart Defect
13 Aug 2016
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April 26, 1986, explosions destroyed the reactor in one of the buildings of the chernobyl. Gaseous airborne particles were detected around the globe. Firemen went to fight the fire but didn"t have the proper gear because they weren"t informed about the nature of the explosion. Found out her husband was in the hospital, but wasn"t allowed in because the ambulances were said to be radioactive. Try to get them to drink milk, but they keep throwing it up. Doctors believed they were poisoned from the gas, no one had mentioned anything yet about the radiation. Town was covered in white powder and foam. The woman started throwing up, she was 6 months pregnant. She needed to go to moscow to be with her husband. The men were put in a special hospital, specifically for radiology. She lies about having kids because she thinks that this will allow her to see him.
