CBRNe Flashcards
Duodote drugs
Atropine 2.1mg
Pralidoxime 600mg
Examples of Nerve Agents
Sarin
Vx
Novichok
PRISM rule of 10s
100% Contamination
(Disrobe)
10% contamination
(Dy Decon)
1% contamination
(Gross decon)
0.1% contamination
Dry decon method
1) Disrobe
2) Blot & Rub
3) Hair / Top of head first
4) Face second
5) Hands third
6) Then any other areas of exposed skin
Chemical asphyxiants
Cyanide
Hydrogen sulphide
Hydrogen sulphide exposure - Treatment
Sodium nitrate
NOT sodium thiosulphate!
Vesicants
Lewisite
Mustard gas
Pulmonary agents
Chlorine
Phosgene
Radiation - Level at which changes in blood cells can be readily observed
100 mSv
Ionising radiation - order of penetration
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Xray
Neutron
Radiation inverse square law
Double the distance - Quarter the dose
Half the distance - quadruple the dose
Protection from radiation
Time
Distance
Shielding
4 Stages of Acute Radiation Syndrome
1) Prodromal stage
2) Latent stage
3) Manifest illness stage
4) Recovery or death
5 types of ionizing radiation
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Xray
Neutron