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Memo to C G Brinck, Subject: Medical Treatment of Civilian Employees of AEC

Dated
Jun 30, 1952
Document type
Correspondence
Length
2 pages
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BEST COPY AVAILABLE Air Uteriel God, Field Co~lue~d,AFSWP, hdia Corporation, and a n t a Fe Operatioas 0f:fice to disraws responsibilities with respect to radiological htsclth and industrial heathi at Storage sites, the discussion took up the question of nilitary mdiual treatarent of During t& diraauserion, It waa brtu&t out that both Arqy and Mr Force medical assist me to civiliam is rather precisely limited, ani tihat a very atrict inttrrgrsrtation might prevent such treatsnsnt axczept in Sitea is unuswil a& warrants 6. stataxsent or expression of opinion at Departnrent level to provide f o r *the incli;sioc o f these civilian employees. The conferees wed that tbe situation at the Storage bide from the humanitarian aspects and the isolation of som rites fmm n o W f ; 6 c s g rtwdloal facilities, there is the additional med for continued xnedica:L cam of pereons having injuries of a radiological origin, Firs%, the trt3htPrent and Isubsepnt care should be given by a lsedical organisation skilled in rcadiolagical medicine, and seoondly, there is an adverse secur:lty situation .rrNch muld arise if apr son sufferi43 auch injuries were to ba treated by local non-uilitay maical facility in an area adjacent to a storage rite +se connection with atamic lleaporm ie The two Ioatters on which alarification or ex tea on of existing authorieation are needed arer 1. Better definition of emergency treatnaent, for or@aaxy ocaupatioml injuries, for civilians emplopd directly BEC or indirectlg, throw$

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2, Zmergencq and- subaeqwnt a r e of civilians, similarly employed, suffering from radiological injuries. It is requested. t3ruat a searoh be as& of public lam and other docu~psnts, such as these regulations, in an endeavor to find authorieation. fi suuh authorization be not found, or adwrss directive be found, it is 16.. wler's intention to request, taapugh AEC Whington, an extension to enco~npsrrour employees for the masom I have given aqd any o-rs we can bring fomwrtf to supprt his reqwt.