TIPRP for Animal Patients

TIPRP for Animal Patients

There are domestic animals and non-domestic animals.  Among the non-domestic species are the free-ranging and captive; for example zoo animals. Dosimeters can be placed in cages of facilities for species in captivity.  For free-ranging animals, dosimeters will have to be miniaturized and micro-miniaturized for micro-vertebrates such as some bats and birds.  For mega-vertebrates such as whales and elephants, dosimeters will have to be injected along with GPS devices by darting the animals with tranquilizing dart rifles. Acutely, many marine mammal strandings have been associated with the use of military sonar.  To effectively promote the radiologic health of humans and animals, there is room for investigating the health effects of RFR on domestic and non-domestic animals.

Both groups of animals can be canaries alerting humanity about the acute and chronic effects of RFR (Hässig et al., 2014).  In the rivers of the Amazon, the electric eel an apex predator (Electrophorus electricus) use electroreception and electro-location for communication, hunting and navigation. The increased use of RFR-MI due to TMTH can disrupt essential parts of the biology of the E. electricus and contribute to the collapse of the fragile Amazonian ecosystem.

Discussions

            Developing dosimeters and other instruments for measuring exposure levels of RFR-EMI in animal patients are challenges that can be overcome with the advancements in biomedical engineering.  Devices for measuring and protection will have to be tailored to suit the anatomy, physiology and behavior of the animal.  The monitoring and protective collar tolerated by a dog or wolf will not be suitable for an anaconda patient.

Recommendation

            United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandated guidelines for the protection of animal patients from excessive exposure to RFR-EMI will have to be established (AVMA, 2015).

Conclusion

Uniform international guidelines will have to be formulated to protect animal patients from RFR-EMI due to increased use of TMTH in veterinary practices.

Expected Results

            We expect the one-week conference and the weekend fashion show on TIPRP to be extremely successful.  TIPRP will have a logo (Figure 13 C) and the conference and fashion show will be advertised one year in advance in health journals, science and engineering websites, and magazines.    We do expect to observe initial peak levels of health measures resulting from pre-TIPRP exposures.  These values are expected to decrease temporally as personal protective apparels and devices are used.

            Other data are summarized as equations, tables, graphs, photographs, charts and videos in the appendices.

Major Discussion

            The data from TIPRP activities in the five sectors will be used to design more stringent health promotion on RFR safety and protection (Chung-Feng, Hsin-Ginn, Kuang-Ming, & Won-Fu, 2011).  The data will also be used to design more case-controlled studies on RFR safety and formulate policies to protect health care workers from RFR.  Bioassays with high specificities and high sensitivities will have to be developed. The developing embryos of the zebra fish (Danio rerio) and Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) can be excellent animal models for chronic grow-out carcinogenicity and genotoxicity studies (Praskova et al., 2014; Schartl, 2014).  The grow-out exposure studies in non-mammalian species will emulate the chronic, sub-lethal exposure to RFR-EMI in humans.

Major Conclusion

            TIPRP will demonstrate the need to protect and sustain the optimal health of health care workers who are exposed to RFR due to telehealth.  It validates the hypothesis that health care workers increasingly exposed to RFR require immediate personal protection even as the health sciences paradigm is shifting to fully elucidate the acute and chronic health effects of RFR on humans and animals. The increasingly ubiquitous RFR due to telehealth must be carefully monitored to avert a paradoxical pandemic in which humans and animals suffer multi-organ illnesses due to RFR-EMF from TMTH advances.