August 6, 1945, during World War II, an American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion took out 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would die later of radiation exposure. Within hours after the explosion, nausea and vomiting were reported by the Japanese. It had subsided by the next morning, for some it continued for two or three days. Vomiting was not infrequently reported and observed during the following symptoms, although at the time infection was associated with the cause. Diarrhea of varies degrees of severity had also been reported and observed. In the more severe cases, frequently bloody stool was also reported. For reasons that were not clear, diarrhea …show more content…
in some cases was very persistent. Epilation was said to be one of the most reported findings.
The appearance of the epilated was typical. The crown of the head was more affected than the sides. In extreme cases, the hair was totally lost. In some instances, re-growth of hair had begun within 50 days after the bombing. Petechiae and other hemorrhagic manifestations were also reported. Bleeding started from the gums and in the more severely affected soon evident from every possible source. Petechiae appeared on the limbs and pressure points. Large ecchymoses (hemorrhages under the skin) developed about needle punctures, and wounds partially healed broke down and bled freely. Retinal hemorrhages occurred in many of the patients. The bleeding time and the coagulation time were prolonged. The platelets (coagulation of the blood) were characteristically reduced in numbers. Among the long-term effects suffered by atomic bomb survivors, the most deadly was leukemia. An increase in leukemia appeared about two years after the attacks and peaked around four to six years later. Children who represent the population that was affected most severely. Attributable risk—the percent difference in the incidence rate of a condition between an exposed population and a comparable unexposed one — reveals how great of an effect radiation had on leukemia incidence. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation estimates the attributable risk of leukemia to be 46% of bomb
victims. Nearly seventy-one years after the bombings occurred, most of the generation that was alive during the attack have passed away. More attention has turned to the children born to the survivors. Regarding individuals who were exposed to radiation before birth (in utero), studies, such as one led by E. Nakashima in 1994, have shown that exposure resulted in increases in small head size and mental disability, as well as impairment in physical growth. Persons exposed in utero were found to have a lower increase in cancer rate than survivors who were children at the time of the attack. One of the most immediate concerns after the attacks regarding the future of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki was what health effects the radiation would have on the children of survivors conceived after the bombings. The had been no radiation-related excess of disease seen in the children of survivors though more time is needed to be able to know for certain.
The atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat man” killed 150,0000 people and furthermore left 125,000 impaired. 60,000 more people had died from sustained injuries as well as radiation illness. (Sullivan)
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Japan will never forgotten the day of August 6 and 9 in 1945; we became the only victim by the atomic bombs in the world. When the atomic was dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was World War II. The decision of dropping the atomic bombs was affected by different backgrounds such as the Manhattan Project, and the Pacific War. At Hiroshima City, the population of Hiroshima was 350,000 when the atomic bomb dropped. Also, the population of Nagasaki was around 250,000 ("Overview."). However, there was no accurate number of death because all of documents were burned by the atomic bombs. On the other hand, the atomic bombs had extremely strong power and huge numbers of Japanese who lived in Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb was not tested at all. It was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 killing over 80,000 people and almost completely leveling the entire city. It destroyed more than 4 square miles, or 60% of the city. The flash of the blast was so intense it discolored the pavement and left imprints on the ground cast by the shadows of building and people.
Hersey's Hiroshima was originally an article written for The New Yorker Magazine in order to help a "reader identity with deceased and survivors of the Hiroshima's bombing" (The New Yorker). He accomplished this by recapping the suffering of the victims of the atomic bomb. He wrote of the burn victims, "their faces were wholly burned, their eye sockets were hollow, the fluid from their melted eyes had run down their checks" (Hersey 51). "On some undressed bodies, the burns had made patterns of undershirt straps and suspenders…" (Hersey 29). He also wrote of the sicknesses that the radiation brought upon the Hiroshima victims, such as vomiting, abnormal growths on their skin and the list goes on. Mrs. Nakamura, "after one stroke, her comb carried with it a whole handful of hair" (Hersey 68). Mr. Tanimoto, "fell suddenly ill with a general malaise weariness, and feverishness" (Hersey 68). Father Kleinsorge, his wounds, "had suddenly opened wider and were swollen and inflamed" (Hersey 68). These are only a few of the many effects that the Japanese experienced due to the radiation of the atomic bomb.
In August of 1945, both of the only two nuclear bombs ever used in warfare were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. These two bombs shaped much of the world today.
Dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima generated substantial immediate effects. It caused damage to both structures and civilians li...
March 1994. “Summary of Damages and Injuries.” The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 3-11. The “Day After.” Cultural Information Service.
When the atomic bomb was dropped, the destructive weapon disintegrated and claimed innocent lives in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. On August 6th, 1945 in Hiroshima, around 83,000 people were deceased in an instant and tens of thousands of more died in the following year due to wounds and radiation poisoning. In addition to this, food became scarce and most could not find shelter in Hiroshima, which encouraged civilians to migrate from Hiroshima to other rural areas. Three days later, on August 9th, Nagasaki also suffered the same fate as Hiroshima. The explosion of the atomic bomb destroyed anything within a half-mile radius. Moreover, around 40,000 to 75,000 citizens were killed by this blast. Survivors of the atomic bomb left the city and fled to any other villages near it. Although Japan announced its surrender a few days later, the United States...
Without a doubt, these the circumstances that led up to these events could not be even more different. The circumstances surrounding Hiroshima could be considered barbaric or something that had to be done depending on one’s personal views. However, the actions taken took place during World War Two, After the surrender of Germany after Hitler’s apparent suicide, Japan (where Hiroshima is located) refused to surrender, however it was clear their chances of winning were slim to none and still later rejected the Potsdam Declaration, which was the Allied powers threaten Japan with “prompt and utter destruction.” A threat later proven true with the U.S. dropping “Little Man,” which weighed more than 9,000 pounds of uranium-235 bomb, at 8:15 a.m.
The nature and after effects of these blasts were unimaginably devastating –arguing that no amount of evidence whatsoever could possibly justify the damage caused by the bombs. (Image – source
Hiroshima was selected as the first bombing target due to information that stated it did not have American prisoners of war in its vicinity. The earliest the bomb could be dropped was August 1st, 1945. However, weather delayed the operation by a few days. Finally, on the day August 6th, 1945 the Enola Gay embarked out on its journey to deliver the first bomb blow. Hiroshima is situated five hundred miles south of Tokyo, Japan’s capital. The city is located within the deltas of the Honshu island, next to the Inland sea. It served as a communication center and military base during the war. With a population of roughly three hundred thousand people, Hiroshima was one of the largest remaining cities yet to be raided. A little after 8 am the uranium
On August 6, 1945 the first of two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan by the United States in order to finish World War II. The first one landed over the heavily populated city of Hiroshima. The second bomb was dropped, not only three days later, on August 9, 1945 on another Japanese city called Nagasaki. Both atomic bombs made terrible impacts on the cities they were dropped on. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed beyond belief leaving a trail of dust where once families lived a normal life. The U.S. should not have dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan because it affected the climate and world’s mindset, targeted two sites that were not military bases, and killed a profuse amount of innocent citizens.
In the bombing of Hiroshima the U.S. used its first non tested atomic bomb on a city of civilians. The bomb was armed at 6:30am the plane was ready for bombing at 7:47am. Hiroshima had 245,000 residents in August 1945. Hiroshima was also Japan’s second army base. The U.S. ended the war but took many lives while doing so.
During the First World War, America dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, which killed around 90,000 to 166,000 in Hiroshima and another 60,000 to 80,000 in Nagasaki. These include who died as a result of the force and excruciating heat from the blast and also death cause by acute radiation poisoning. This exposure to radiation also caused cancer and other radiation related diseases such as leukemia. Children born to the survivors are often reported to have small head size and mental disability, as well as their physical growth is