文档介绍：Overview: Defense Against the Effects of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
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OVERVIEW: DEFENSE AGAINST THE
EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL AND
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS
FREDERICK R. SIDELL, .*; AND DAVID R. FRANZ, ., .†
INTRODUCTION
HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MILITARY MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS
*Formerly, Chief, Chemical Casualty Care Office, and Director, Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course, . Army Medical
Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5425; currently, Chemical Casualty Consultant, 14
Brooks Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014
†Colonel, Veterinary Corps, . Army; Commander, . Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick,
Maryland 21702-5011
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Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare
INTRODUCTION
“Gas! Gas!” This warning cry, mon in battlefield threats.
World War I, almost became real to . forces again Two lessons were learned from this conflict,
as they prepared to liberate Kuwait in late 1990. The lessons that should never be forgotten by those
threat of chemical, and even biological, warfare was in the military. The first was that there are coun-
foremost in the minds of . military personnel tries that have chemical and biological weapons,
during Operation Desert Shield, the preparation for and there are other countries that might obtain
the Persian Gulf War. Iraq was known to have a or produce them. The second was that the .
large stockpile of chemical weapons and had dem- military medical departments must be prepared
onstrated during its conflict with Iran that it would at all times to treat both types of casualties. As
use them. It was not until after the Persian Gulf War long as potential adversaries exist, the . mili-
that the . mission on Iraq confirmed tary might face a chemical or biological battle-
that Saddam Hussein also ha