The people of Hiroshima after the bomb
At nine fifteen on august sixth in 1945, an atom bomb of fifteen kilotons was dropped on Hiroshima. It was detonated one thousand, eight hundred feet over the ground. The plane that dropped the bomb was the Enola Gay aircraft bomber. The same thing happened on August ninth over Nagasaki. The fatalities of Hiroshima were seventy thousand and Nagasaki forty thousand. The affects of the atomic bomb, or death-causing factors are the blast wave, thermal and nuclear radiation. Radiation affects the skin and cell reproduction. People in the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima experienced both long-term and short-term affects from the radiation. Though the bombing of Hiroshima brought the immediate end of World War Two, the use of the atomic bomb had grave effects on the people and the cities of Hiroshima. The atomic bomb not only destroyed the city of Hiroshima, but also effected thousands of people and caused thousands of deaths immediately after the bombing. The people exposed to the high temperature of the heat waves and radiation experienced third and second-degree burns. The burns melted away skin, and burned through to tissue and internal organs. A-bomb burns can be classified as primary burns (from direct exposure to the heat r
The A-bomb had serious effects on fetuses. Many were stillborn, and exposed fetuses born alive had higher infant mortality rates than other children did. Those exposed to radiation in the womb either died in the womb or suffered an increased incidence of microcephaly, a syndrome characterized by an abnormally small skull. In severe cases, this problem was accompanied with retardation. Thousands of people have suffered from the bombing of Hiroshima and the many grave long-term effects. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acute radiation was also an immediate effect of the atomic bomb. Acute radiation was the physical effects people felt immediately following the bombing up until five months after the bombing. People with cases of acute radiation had digestive track disorders of nausea, loss of appetite and diarrhea. Nervous disorders of headaches, delirium, and insomnia were seen. Fatigue, loss of energy, and weakness were very common as well as blood in vomit, urine and stool. People also had fevers, stomach and skin infections, as well as a loss of red and white blood cells. Zoospermia and menstrual disorders were some affects radiation had on the reproductive system. After approximately two weeks, the victims' hair begins to fall out. This persists for one or two weeks. Acute Radiation along with the death of family members and general upheaval caused many atomic bomb survivors to become extremely stressed and develop post traumatic stress syndrome. Thousands of deaths and mental conditio! Also the initial blast caused by the dropping of the bomb killed many people near the hypocenter as they were thrown into air by winds over one thousand miles per hour. The blast also caused windows of nearby buildings to shatter and cause millions of glass shards to become embedded into the pe
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