Medication

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OBJECT TYPE
chemical/solid
DATE
2015
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2016.0329.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
RadBlock
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
62784349467
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
Potassium Iodide Tablets
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object comprised of paper, synthetic and possibly aluminum elements/Un objet fait avec du papier, du matériel synthétique et possiblement du métal en aluminium.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
13.7 cm
Width
8.5 cm
Height
1.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
2015
Canada
The tablets have been distributed to residents of Toronto by OPG with an instructional booklet on how to use the pills in case of a nuclear accident. Ces tablettes étaient distribuées à des résidents de Toronto par OPG avec un livret indiquant comment utiliser les pilules correctement en cas d'un accident nucléaire.
Function
To protect residents of Toronto in case of a nuclear accident. Pour protéger les résidents de Toronto en cas d'un accident nucléaire.
Technical
Potassium Iodide tablets block thyroid from absorbing radioactive iodine and decrease the rate of thyroid cancer among people exposed to radioiodine. Les tablettes à l'Iodure de Potassium fonctionne en bloquent une absorption radioactive par le thyroïde et diminue la cadence de cancer de la thyroïde pour les personnes exposées à l'iodure radioactive.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the front of the box/ Sur le devant de la boite: "TM/ RADBLOCK/ (Potassium Iodide Tablets, U.S.P.)/ Blocks radioactive iodine/ Coated to mask bitterness./ 20 TABLETS" / On the side of the box/ Sur le côté de la boite: "MANUFACTURED FOR: / KI Canada Ltd. Toronto, Ontario M3J 2H8".
Missing
None apparent. L'objet a toutes les pièces
Finish
A plastic wrapped white cardboard box with green and black lettering on four sides in both English and French respectively. It contains the blister packs of pills mentioned on the box and is in its original condition. Une boite en carton blanche scellé avec un envelopper en plastique transparent avec un lettrage vert et noir sur quatre cotes en français et en anglais respectivement. Il contient des paquets alvéolés qui sont mentionnés sur la boite qui est dans une condition authentique.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medication, circa 2015, Artifact no. 2016.0329, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2016.0329.001/

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