Capacitação dos profissionais de saúde na área nuclear: avaliação da capacitação do Sistema de Saúde da Marinha na resposta ao atendimento emergências radiológicas

Abstract

The point of the present work is to describe basic concepts of radioprotection and nuclear physics with the objective of guiding the necessary care in the work of health teams in radiological and nuclear emergencies, to discuss the trai ning of naval health professionals i n the nuclear area that should b e disseminated within the scope of the Marine Health System. D escribe the biological effects caused by radioactivity and its main pathologies. D escribe the performance of Naval Hospita l Marcílio Dias (HNMD) in response to the Radiological Emergency of Goiás involving the element Cesium 137 in 1987, pointing out the difficulties encountered and the lessons learned. At the end of the paper propose measures for the training of health perso nnel in the nuclear area.