HHS Orders Potassium Iodide

Taco · Post by **Taco** » January 1st, 2014, 6:28 pm

I get the feeling Fukushima radiation is not going to be decreasing anytime soon.

HHS Orders Potassium Iodide
http://www.thewestwire.com/hhs-orders-1 ... um-iodide/

momopi · Post by **momopi** » January 2nd, 2014, 2:04 pm

Commenting on the article, potassium iodide does not "treat" radiation poisoning. It's a thyroid blocker that is most effective when taken PRIOR to exposure. The effectiveness when taken post-exposure is questionable. If you read that taking it within 3-4 hours of exposure is effective, that's an optimistic scenario.

p.s. I lived 5 miles away from a General Atomics Mark I TRIGA nuclear reactor at UC Irvine.

rudder · Post by **rudder** » January 2nd, 2014, 2:51 pm

More reason to get out and never come back!