A Nuclear Waste Disposal Plant Suffers a Containment Failure and Several

A nuclear waste disposal plant suffers a containment failure and several grams of iodine-131 are released into the local environment.  A number of workers are believed to have been exposed to dangerous levels of the radioactive material.  Which of the following should be immediately administered to help prevent tissue damage in these individuals?

A) Levothyroxine
B) Potassium iodide
C) Prednisone
D) Propranolol
E) Propylthiouracil

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