Download or read book Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook written by Gary Hurst and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price This is a manual for healthcare providers caring for victims of chemical attacks or accidents. It will increase the level of preparedness and response capability of military and civilian practitioners responsible for chemical casualty care. It describes each type of agent in detail in the medical management for each, along with detection and decontamination techniques and equipment. Chemical, biological, and mid-spectrum agents are often referred to as weapons of mass destruction, or WMDs, and the official military definition of WMD includes these three kinds of agents, Chemical agents, biological agents, toxins, and point sources of radiation may cause mass casualties while leaving structures intact; a better term for these kinds of weapons is mass-casualty weapons, or MCWs. Unconventional weapons is a term used to refer to chemical agents, biological agents, toxins, nuclear and thermonuclear bombs, radiological dispersal devices (or RDDs, also called “dirty bombs”), and point sources of radiation used as weapons. .The list of chemical warfare agents officially designated as such by the US military includes those chemicals that are intended to cause death or serious injury and also those intended to cause incapacitation, that is, temporary inability to perform one’s military duties. The former are called toxic agents and include (1) lung-damaging agents (also called pulmonary or choking agents); (2) “blood” agents (specifically, cyanide compounds); (3) vesicants (blistering agents); and (4) nerve agents. Those designed to produce only temporary incapacitation are referred to as incapacitating agents. This handbook will address each of these groupings of “official” chemical warfare agents as well as riot-control agents, which are technically not chemical warfare agents according to the US military definition, but are widely used in law enforcement for mass incapacitation. Chemical agents may have chemical names as well as common names. Chemical agents developed for military use may also have a NATO code. The NATO code is a one- to three-letter designation assigned after World War II to provide standard recognizable shorthand identification. For example, the chemical compound O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate has the common name sarin and the NATO code GB. This handbook will use NATO codes as well as common names for chemical agents. Other related products: Physician References and Medical Handbooks resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/health-benefits/physician-references-m... Airborne Hazards Related to Deployment --Print Paperback format can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-023-00154-5 Quick Bio-Agents: USAMRIID\'s Pocket Reference Guide to Biological Select Agents & Toxins can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01619-5 Other products products by the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1141 Other products produced by the U.S. Army Surgeon General Office can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1142 Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Borden Institute can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1140

Download or read book Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook 3rd Ed written by Gary Hurst and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threat of chemical and biological (C/B) weapons¿ use against coalition forces in Operation Desert Storm must be seen as the first of many C/B threats the U.S. military will face. Throughout the world, nations and terrorists are still attempting to, or have in fact, produced C/B agents and means to employ them. This handbook by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense will provide some answers and suggestions for the medical NCO. Contents: Introduction; Nerve Agents; Vesicants¿ Cyanide; Lung-Damaging Agents and Toxic Industrial Chemicals; Riot Control Agents; Incapacitating Agents; Biological Agents; Toxins; Field Management of Casualties; Patient Decontamination; and Chemical Defense Equipment. Illustrations.

Download or read book Medical Management of the Chemical Casualties Handbook written by U S Army Medical Research Institute and published by International Medical Pub. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from USAMRIID's Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook: "Chemical warfare is not a popular topic, and most military health care providers do not willingly become familiar with it. This was painfully obvious during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm when it soon became apparent that many health care providers knew little about the effects of chemical agents or the medical defense against them. This ignorance was particularly striking in view of the seven-decade long history of modern chemical warfare and the well-publicized use of mustard and nerve agents during the Iran-Iraq War in the1980s. The prevailing attitude of military health care providers was that chemical agents would be used only on Hmong, Afghans, Kurds, or similarly unprepared and unprotected groups of people. Further, many health care providers believed if chemical weapons were used the outcome would be disastrous, defense would be impossible, and the casualty rate and loss of life would be high."

Download or read book Field Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties Handbook written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides information relative to specific US Army tactics, techniques, procedures, and tasks associated with health service support. It is written from the point of view of a conventional forward-deployed, ground-based medical element performing patient operational decontamination and thorough patient decontamination operations while providing medical treatment at Roles 1 through 3. This handbook will serve as a guide for the mission of providing health service support to chemical and biological casualties.

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Download or read book Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook written by U S Army Medical Research Institute of and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-21 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical warfare is not a popular topic, and most military health care providers do not willingly become familiar with it. This was painfully obvious during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm when it soon became apparent that many health care providers knew little about the effects of chemical agents or about the medical defense against them. This ignorance was particularly striking in view of the seven-decade-long history of modern chemical warfare and the well-publicized use of mustard and nerve agent during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. The prevailing attitude of military health care providers was that chemical agents would be used only on Hmong, Afghans, Kurds, or similarly unprepared and unprotected groups of people. Further, many health care providers believed if chemical weapons were used the outcome would be disastrous, defense would be impossible, and the casualty rate and loss of life would be high. Through education, however, medical professionals involved in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm learned that medical defenses were possible and effective, that chemical casualties could be saved and returned to duty, and that mortality could be minimized. Further, they realized that they might be the target of chemical agents. More importantly, they rapidly learned that General Pershing's warning (written shortly after World War I) about chemical agents was still true: "...the effect is so deadly to the unprepared that we can never afford to neglect the question." The purpose of this handbook is to provide a small and concise handbook for attendees at the Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course. The handbook is small so that it can be easily carried, and the format is such that it can be easily updated. It is not intended to be a definitive text on the management of chemical casualties.

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Download or read book Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook Second Edition written by Army medical research inst of chemical defense aberdeen proving ground md and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical warfare is not a popular topic, and most military health care providers do not willingly become familiar with it. This was painfully obvious during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm when it soon became apparent that many health care providers knew little about the effects of chemical agents or about the medical defense against them. This ignorance was particularly striking in view of the seven-decade-long history of modern chemical warfare and the well-publicized use of mustard and nerve agent during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. The prevailing attitude of military health care providers was that chemical agents would be used only on Hmong, Mghans, Kurds, or similarly unprepared and unprotected groups of people. Further, many health care providers believed if chemical weapons were used the outcome would be disastrous, defense would be impossible, and the casualty rate and loss of life would be high. Through education, however, medical professionals involved in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm learned that medical defenses were possible and effective, that chemical casualties could be saved and returned to duty, and that mortality could be minimized. Further, they realized that they might be the target of chemical agents. More importantly, they rapidly learned that General Pershing's warning (written shortly after World War I) about chemical agents was still true: ' ... the effect is so deadly to the unprepared that we can never afford to neglect the question.' The purpose of this handbook is to provide a small and concise handbook for attendees at the Medical Management of chemical Casualties Course. The handbook is small so that it can be easily carried, and the format is such that it can be easily updated. It is not intended to be a definitive text on the management of chemical casualties.

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Download or read book Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook written by United States Government Us Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Management of Chemical Casualties. Poisoning by (ie, exposure to) toxic chemicals, a process also called intoxication, has been an important medical issue for centuries. A particularly frightening type of poisoning is the generation of mass casualties on the battlefield by the use of either chemicals developed specifically for that purpose or chemicals produced for industry and coopted for battlefield use. These agents can also produce civilian casualties during warfare and, when used by terrorists, cause both military and civilian casualties in settings remote from a defined battlefield. Military healthcare providers have a responsibility to recognize and manage chemical casualties whatever the setting. This is primarily because military healthcare providers will likely be the first medical personnel to receive exposed service members. Secondly, because of the preeminence of the US military medical establishment in research, response, and training in chemical warfare agents, military medical personnel must be able to respond to chemical exposures at US stockpile sites of chemical warfare agents and provide expert consultation to their civilian counterparts in the event of a terrorist attack involving these agents. Knowledge of the medical aspects of the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery phases of any military or civilian event involving chemical exposure is expected of every military medical care provider.

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Download or read book USAMRIID s Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook written by U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and published by Imp. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose for this handbook is to serve as a concise pocket-sized manual that will guide medical personnel in the prophylaxis and management of biological casulties. It is designed as a quick reference and overview, and is not intended as a definitive text on the medical management of biological casualties.

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