Overview

Key Points

• Immediate Action: If you suspect radiation sickness, assume that you and your belongings (clothes, weapons, vehicle, etc.) are contaminated. Remove your clothes, exit the vehicle, and wash yourself and your items with soap or use a decontamination tent. Take medication if available or wait. Monitor the radioactivity with a dosimeter.
• Severe Symptoms: Serious illness begins at radiation Level 2. You are relatively safe at Level 1 but need to take action if you maintain exposure or were in a highly radioactive place.
• Exposure Management: Radiation sickness means exposure; even without clothes, you remain radioactive. Decontamination (washing) is crucial to reduce radiation levels.

Quick Tips to Save Yourself:

1. Remove Contaminated Clothing: Immediately remove and wash clothes exposed to radiation.
2. Use Decontamination Tools: Utilize decontamination tents, liquids, or soap to cleanse yourself and your items.
3. Medicate: Take anti-radiation pills or other medications to mitigate symptoms.
4. Monitor Radiation Levels: Use dosimeters to detect and avoid high-radiation areas.
5. Protective Gear: Wear protective clothing, focusing on masks for significant protection.

Key Mechanics

• Radiation Zones: Higher radiation levels closer to the epicenter.
• Radiation Poisoning: Symptoms include weakness, nausea, dizziness, and eventually severe health loss. Treat with specific medications like iodine or anti-radiation pills.
• Contaminated Items: All items in radiation zones, including clothing and vehicles, become radioactive and can be washed by hands with soapy water or with a decontamination shower.

Zoning & Detection

Use dosimeters to measure radiation levels in the environment and on your items.

DBG-05 Compact & local detection

1,000 mR/h MAX

Pripyat Accurate & short radius

2,000 mR/h MAX

MKC-01A Accurate & long radius

10,000 mR/h MAX

Contamination Management

Clean items using clean water, soapy solution, or chemical agents after exposure.