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USTUR 0303: Hanford — 1968 Puncture Wound — Soluble 239Pu — Chelated
Intake
This registrant worked for 30 y at Hanford where he was involved in various incidences of actinide contamination, but his major exposure occurred in 1968 when he accidentally punctured his glove protection and cut his finger on contaminated equipment. The finger wound was heavily contaminated with a soluble form of plutonium.
Health Physics
USTUR holds extensive health physics monitoring and medical records for this gentleman. Prompt medical treatment of the wound (tissue excision) substantially reduced the amount of wound contamination. Subsequent medical treatment by intravenous injection of Ca-DTPA then boosted his urinary excretion of systemically incorporated plutonium.
Autopsy and Pathology
This ex-Hanford worker died at age 87 y. On the day of receipt, USTUR transported the body to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL) In Vivo Radiobioassay Research Facility (IVRRF) for external measurements of 241Am-γ emissions in an ultra-low background (heavily shielded) counting room.
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| Thin planar intrinsic germanium solid state detectors positioned to count 59.5 keV γ-emission from the liver of a USTUR whole body donor in ultra-low background shielded room at PNNL/IVRRF. |
To use USTUR narrative data, please cite:
USTUR 0303: Hanford — 1968 Puncture Wound — Soluble 239Pu — Chelated: Narrative. United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries. 14 May 2009. Washington State University: College of Pharmacy. Accessed 23 November 2009. Available at: http://www.ustur.wsu.edu/Case_Studies/Narratives/0303_Narrative.php.
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