Chapter 23 Flashcards

Medical Aspects of CBR Warfare

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Nerve Agent?

A

Anticholinesterase

GA, GB, GD, VX

Drymouth, Tachycardia

Atropine 6 mg for non-medical
2mg for medical unitl atropinization
2-PAM Chloride

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Blood Agents?

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Systemic Poisin

AC, CK

Almonds

Amyl Nitrate(8 ampules)
I.V. 100-200MG
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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Choking Agents?

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Lung Irritant

CG, CL, DP, PS

New Mown Hay, Dryland Drowning

Dead

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Blister Agents?

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Veicant

HN,HD,L,CX

Garlic:Mustard
Fish:Nitrogen Mustard
Geraniums: Lewisite

Sodium Bicarbonate dressings

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Vommiting Agents?

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Sternulator

DM,DA,DC

Burning fireworks

Fresh air and rest

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Tear Agents?

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Lacrimator

CS,CN,CA

Pepper like

Fresh air and rest

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What is the Name, Type, Signs and Symptoms, and treatment of a Pyschological Agents?

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Incapacitating

BZ

Fresh air and rest

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What is Tularemia and the treatment?

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A.K.A. Rabbit fever caused by fancisella Tularenis

Anti-Biotics: Streptomycin, Gentamicin

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What are the two types of Tularemia?

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Ulcerglandular: tick or deer fly bite off infected animal

Pneumonic and typhoidal: aerosal form

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What is Botulinum Toxin and the treatment?

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Produced by clostridum botulinum, muscle paralyzing disease.

Trivalent anti-toxin

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What are the four kinds of botulism?

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Food bourne
Infant: in intestinal tract
Wound
Inhalation

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What is the difference between Acute Radiation Syndrome and Chronic Radiation Syndrome?

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Acute: short term exposure

Chronic:long term exposure

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viral hemmorhagic fever has four types

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Arena: Rodent urine
Filo: Marburg and Ebola Virus
Bunya: Mosquitos, tick, or Sandfly
Flavi: dengue and yellow fever

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