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Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Civil Defense Community Fallout Shelter Medical Kit A With Contents

Regular price $250.00

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Item Description

Original Item: Only One Available. Community Fallout Shelters were stocked with 2 different types of Medical Supply Kits. The Medical Kit-A was to supply 50-65 persons and the Medical Kit-C to supply 300-325 persons. A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designated to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War.

During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutrons from the explosion, absorbs them, and becomes radioactive. When this material condenses in the rain, it forms dust and light sandy materials that resemble ground pumice. The fallout emits alpha and beta particles, as well as gamma rays.

Much of this highly radioactive material falls to Earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, becoming a significant hazard. A fallout shelter is designed to allow its occupants to minimize exposure to harmful fallout until radioactivity has decayed to a safer level, over a few weeks or months.

The kit itself is in wonderful condition with some wear and tear present. The box is filled with the original continents though it may not be complete. All medicines/bandages have clear markings on them.

Comes more than ready for further research and display.

Idiot Clause - the contents of this kit are pre-1970 manufacture and are NOT suitable for use. They are being sold as novelty collector pieces only.

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