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Please share some do's and dont's for coping with nuclear or radioactive releases.
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Understand: Understand the biggest danger is over‐reaction in the face of widespread uncertainty and misperception of the limited scale of the hazard. More lives are lost due to over-reaction than to the actual radiation damage.
Answered 10/19/2016
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Ignore: Immediately swallow a potassium iodide or sodium iodide pill to prevent uptake of radioactive iodine.
Answered 4/21/2017
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