WWI saw the greatest advancement and experimentation of chemical weapons the world has seen. Irritating agents (teargas) were the first chemical warfare agents used during World War I. Used by the French in August 1914, their effects were minimal. However, …
In 2011 Syria was felt to have had one of the largest and most operational CW arsenals in the world. They had mustard, sarin, VX nerve agents, and binary chemicals that could be combined to create various chemical weapons. The …
Amyl nitrite is a highly flammable, volatile, liquid medication that is proposed as a prehospital inhalation treatment of cyanide casualties while awaiting parenteral (IV / IO) access. BLUF: In a high-risk tactical environment with both cyanide poisoned and traumatically wounded …
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been discussions about the management of casualties injured by white phosphorous munitions. A social media post by @nardoctor sharing the DOD clinical practice guidelines was one of the first to address this …
When providing medical treatment to CBRN casualties, to save lives, initial treatment will need to be conducted before formal decontamination can be completed. These procedures, performed in a “dirty casualty collection point,” will require the medical provider themselves to still …
The Strategic National Stockpile was created in 1999 as a source to store and distribute medical countermeasures in case of a national emergency. It was structured to have a 12-hour response time for the delivery of products. Because there was …
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