FALLOUT PROTECTION
WHAT TO KNOW AND DO ABOUT NUCLEAR ATTACK
H-6 December 1961
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Page 1   (Front Cover)
2 & 3  CONCERNING THIS BOOKLET
4 & 5  WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND
             WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
6 & 7  WORDS TO KNOW
8 & 9  SOME BASIC FACTS
       Effects of a 5-megaton burst
       Danger of firestorms
10 & 11
       Exposure to radiation
       Radiation sickness not contagious
       Long-term effects of radiation
       Radiation in the air
12 & 13
       Special clothing offers little protection
       Little hope in special medicines
       Evacuation vs. shelter
       Probable reaction to disaster
    A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION:
        FIRST, THE BLAST
14 & 15
     NEXT: FALLOUT STARTS DESCENDING
     GROUP ACTION: COMMUNITY SHELTERS
16 & 17
        A model public shelter and community center
        Built-in shelter in new structures
18 & 19
        A city building provides fallout protection
20 & 21
     INDIVIDUAL ACTION: FAMILY SHELTERS

22 & 23
   LAST-MINUTE IMPROVISED MEASURES
24 & 25  
      A plan but no time
      Time but no plan
26 & 27  SHELTER SUPPLIES
28 & 29  EMERGENCY HOUSEKEEPING
       Water
30 & 31 Radiation meters
32 & 33
         Food
Ventilation
         Radiation sickness
34 & 35  First aid
36 & 37
          Sanitation
          Control of vermin
38 & 39 FIRST STEPS TOWARD RECOVERY
          Using community resources
  Getting rid of fallout
40 & 41 On a farm
42 & 43 ORGANIZING FOR CIVIL DEFENSE
          Responsibilities
  National shelter survey
44 & 45
          Proposed shelter incentive program
  Other federal programs
46 & Inside Back Cover -
    MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
Back Cover

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