This book is an accessible and authoritative guide to the practical medical management of victims of chemical warfare and offers an explanation of the underlying pharmacology and toxicology of the various agents. It discusses all major classical chemical warfare agents including nerve agents, vesicants, lung damaging agents, respiratory poisons, irritants and psychoactive agents covering the toxicology, pharmacology, human studies and treatment options for each class. Also features a section on field management of chemical agent exposure.
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"What more appropriate time for a title of this scope than in the post 9/11 era?...a timely, scholarly, and well-written volume which offers much information of immense current and?future benefit." (Veterinary and Human Toxicology, Vol. 44, No. 6, December 2002)
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This book is an accessible and authoritative guide to the practical medical management of victims of chemical warfare and offers an explanation of the underlying pharmacology and toxicology of the various agents. It discusses all major classical chemical warfare agents including nerve agents, vesicants, lung damaging agents, respiratory poisons, irritants and psychoactive agents covering the toxicology, pharmacology, human studies and treatment options for each class. Also features a section on field management of chemical agent exposure.
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This, in my view , is the best book on the subject. It combines extensive discussion of the history of these agents, reviews of the physics of agent dispersal, and extensive discussion of both basic pharmacology and pricipals of treatment. Any physician involved in preparation for these agents should have this book. Please note, this is not a basic or public interest book, but a serious scientific review.
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Chemical warfare (CW) has attracted opprobrium since it was first used on a large scale during World War I (WWI). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sulphur mustard vapour, erythrocyte cholinesterase activity, pralidoxime salts, phosgene poisoning, mustard gas casualties, tabun poisoning, soman poisoning, mustard poisoning, hygroscopic growth, dicobalt edetate, nerve agent poisoning, sarin vapor, mustard gas poisoning, intermediate syndrome, chivalrous behaviour, nerve gas poisoning, classical therapy, blood cholinesterase activity, acute cyanide poisoning, sarin poisoning, hygroscopic particles, inappropriate administration, cyanide intoxication, nerve agents, internal dosimetry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, Arch Toxicol, Fund Appl Toxicol, Biochem Pharmacol, Pharmacol Exp Ther, Geneva Protocol, John Wright, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Clin Toxicol, Fed Proc, Human Exp Toxicol, Lung Dynamics, Ministry of Defence, Task Group, The Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare, Arch Environ Health, Book Company Inc, Elsevier Science Ltd, Langford Lane, The Boulevard, The Riddle of the Rhine, Academic Press, Appl Physiol, Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther New!
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Chemical warfare (CW) has attracted opprobrium since it was first used on a large scale during World War I (WWI). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sulphur mustard vapour, erythrocyte cholinesterase activity, pralidoxime salts, phosgene poisoning, mustard gas casualties, tabun poisoning, soman poisoning, mustard poisoning, hygroscopic growth, dicobalt edetate, nerve agent poisoning, sarin vapor, mustard gas poisoning, intermediate syndrome, chivalrous behaviour, nerve gas poisoning, classical therapy, blood cholinesterase activity, acute cyanide poisoning, sarin poisoning, hygroscopic particles, inappropriate administration, cyanide intoxication, nerve agents, internal dosimetry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, Arch Toxicol, Fund Appl Toxicol, Biochem Pharmacol, Pharmacol Exp Ther, Geneva Protocol, John Wright, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Clin Toxicol, Fed Proc, Human Exp Toxicol, Lung Dynamics, Ministry of Defence, Task Group, The Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare, Arch Environ Health, Book Company Inc, Elsevier Science Ltd, Langford Lane, The Boulevard, The Riddle of the Rhine, Academic Press, Appl Physiol, Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther New!
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- Clinical and Experimental Toxicology of Organophosphates and Carbamates by Bryan Ballantyne on 7 pages
- The Riddle of the Rhine by Victor Lefebure on 5 pages
- Clinical and Experimental Toxicology of Cyanides by Bryan Ballantyne on 4 pages
- Edema of the Lung (American Lectures in Living Chemistry) by John S. Prichard on page 194, and page 201
- Porton Down: 75 Years of Chemical and Biological Research by Great Britain: Ministry of Defence in Front Matter, and page 195
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- Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen by Eric Croddy on page 275, and page 279
- Riot Control Agents: Issues in Toxicology, Safety & Health by Eugene J. Olajos on page 40
- Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Public Administration and Public Policy) (v. 100) by Tushar K. Ghosh on page 370
- Physician's Guide to Terrorist Attack by Michael J. Roy on page 275
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