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Originally Posted by swaghauler
The one thing that GDW did not discuss in the initial publication is the methods of treating Radiation or even Heavy Metal exposure in order to reduce the RADS absorbed by the exposure. In their defense, this was not available to the public at large in the '80s when they were writing the game.
Potassium Iodide Tablets: These can be taken shortly after exposure (up to 1 hour) in order to "bind" some of the radioactive particles and pass them from the body through the kidneys. This will remove 1D6 rads from the exposure total.
Prussian Blue Treatment: I have only seen this in injectable form but it may be available in an oral form. Like PI tablets, this will bind to various radioactive elements and allow you to pass those rads by urination. It will reduce exposure by 2D6 rads.
DTPA (Diethylene Triamine Pentaacentic Acid): I don't know if this is oral or injectable but it will bind to radioactive metals in the system and can reduce the RADS absorbed by 1D6. It can also be used to treat heavy metal poisoning. It provides a bonus of 1 to the CON checks (see my Food Contamination Table in the Storing Food thread).
Lithium Dioxide: An injection that can help one fight off heavy metal poisoning just like DTPA above.
I have no idea what the Availability or Costs of these meds should be. Input is obviously welcome.
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I do not remember for sure, but around 2000 I got my family Potassium Iodide Tablets partly as prep for Y2K, and partly as a joke (I did not think anything was really going to happen), so they were available, and I do not remember having to look that hard. As for the rest no idea.