Health and Safety Threats to Ukraine From Nonconventional Weapons: A Clear and Present Danger

Eric Goralnick; Peter R Chai; Timothy B Erickson

doi:10.1001/jama.2022.22661

Health and Safety Threats to Ukraine From Nonconventional Weapons: A Clear and Present Danger

JAMA. 2022 Dec 20;328(23):2301-2302. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.22661.

Authors

Eric Goralnick^{1

2}, Peter R Chai³, Timothy B Erickson^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Ariadne Labs, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PMID: 36469331
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.22661

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the potential for use of nonconventional warfare threats (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives) in the conflict in Ukraine and how health care professionals need to recognize and respond to these threats.

MeSH terms

Armed Conflicts*
Public Health*
Safety*
Ukraine
Warfare* / classification
Weapons* / classification