MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK

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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT 5

Toxins Compared to Chemical Warfare Agents 5

Toxins on the Battlefield 7

Toxicity, Ease of Production and Stability 8

Classes and Examples of Toxins 13

How Toxins Work 17

Many Toxins, But Not an Overwhelming Problem 22

Populations at Risk 22

COUNTERMEASURES 25

Physical Protection 25

Real-Time Detection of an Attack 26

Diagnosis: General Considerations 28

Approaches to Prevention and Treatment 31

Decontamination: Is It Necessary? 38

ANSWERS TO OFTEN-ASKED QUESTIONS 39

Protecting Health-Care Providers 39

Sample Collection: General Rules for Toxin 40

Toxin Analysis and Identification 42

Water Treatment 43

THE FUTURE 44

Intelligence: Information that Protects Soldiers 44

Toxins as Weapons 46

Countermeasures to Toxins 47

Protecting Soldiers 48