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.
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, …
🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes 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 …
🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes 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 …
🕖 Reading Time, 10 minutes 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 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E 🕖 Reading Time, 6 minutes https://vimeo.com/669542533/c7bdc05235?ts=0&share=copy 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 …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes 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 …
