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The use of chemical warfare agents is not only relegated to WWI: The US  Department of Homeland Security – FEMA, Co-TCCC, are both currently working on chemical warfare/agent casualty management guidelines, and the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care published guidelines on 16 August 2021. With the offensive use of chlorine, sulfur mustard, and nerve agents in Syria & Iraq over the last several years, chemical warfare is a current problem.  These articles are written for professionals who may be called up on to treat casualties who are both chemically contaminated and traumatically wounded.

Early treatment is key for radiation-exposed patients. A picture of a danger radiation area rusted sign and a vial of Romiplostim, the newest approved counter measure drug.
Mike Shertz MD/18D

Critical Window: Why Early Treatment and Countermeasures is Key for Radiation-Exposed Patients

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

Radiation medical countermeasures are drugs used after significant ionizing radiation exposure to mitigate the effects of radiation exposure on an individual patient.

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An WW2 poster with a cartoon of a gas mask with the phrase "smells like garlic... Strong vesicant"
Mike Shertz MD/18D

Understanding Sulfur Mustard: History, Impact, and Modern Contexts

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

Sulfur Mustard remains a credible threat 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Sulfur mustard, a chemical warfare agent (NATO code HD) was first used during WWI and continues to be a credible chemical threat over one hundred years later. It is …

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Mike Shertz MD/18D

Can you make your own gel to treat a Hydrofluoric Acid Exposure?

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Hydrofluoric acid is frequently used in the petroleum and semiconductor industry. When it comes in contact with skin, the acid burns and penetrates deeply. Fluoride in the acid binds to calcium in the body, leaching …

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A WWII poster showing a solider in a gas mask with the title, "It smelled like flypaper, Chlorpicrin"
Mike Shertz MD/18D

Chloropicrin: Everything old (in CBRN) is new again

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

Chloropicrin (NATO code PS) was first used as a chemical warfare agent by Russia in 1916 during WWI. It’s relevant again today. BLUF: On a spectrum of severe effects, chloropicrin toxicity falls between chlorine and phosgene but also has GI …

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Mike Shertz MD/18D

Chemical Weapons “wash in” effect

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

🕖 Reading Time, 7 minutes Individuals or casualties exposed to chemical warfare agents are best decontaminated by a procedure that absorbs, removes, and neutralizes the agent. Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL) impregnated sponges are well studied and used by US …

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An arial shot showing Flanders Field in Belgium, coverd with gas canisters pluming chlorine gas
Mike Shertz MD/18D

A Short Primer on the Evolution and Tragic Results of Chemical Agents during WWI

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Tactical CBRN

WWI saw the greatest advancement and experimentation of chemical weapons the world has seen. Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI Irritating agents (teargas) were the first chemical warfare agents used during World War I. 🕖 Reading Time, …

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