Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare (2008) - The Black Vault

Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfarestatus epilepticus definition, 223International Red CrossYemen Civil War and, 58IPE. See Individual protective ensembleIpratropiumbrevetoxin intoxication treatment, 631Irancase history: nerve agent exposure in Nazhmar, Iran (exhibit),662Iran-Iraq Warassay techniques for mustard exposure, 692–693, 713, 715, 716,721chemical weapons use, 3, 62–63, 106, 157–158, 195–196, 260,312, 314, 373, 656mustard agent and, 262–263, 279, 288, 314, 315, 656, 667Iraq. See also Iran-Iraq War; Persian Gulf Waraccidental exposure of two US soldiers to sarin in Baghdad,157–158, 168, 195, 197case history: mustard gas exposure in 14 children and teenagersfrom Halabja, Iraq (exhibit), 667chemical weapon stockpiles, 157, 312clinical cases of mustard exposure from Mofid Medical Centerfollowing the Halabja, Iraq, attack on March 17, 1988 (exhibit),668–669clyclosarin synthesis, 157cyclosarin production, 202Operation Iraqi Freedom and, 65–66, 130stocks of sarin and VX, 202use of chemical weapons against the Kurds, 63, 65, 106, 126use of 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate during the Persian Gulf War,413Irving, Capt. T.C.report on field sanitation, 84–85Isoproterenolphosgene inhalation treatment, 354Isosorbide dinitratepalytoxin intoxication treatment, 622IsraelArab-Israeli Six-Day War, 58deaths from improper use of gas masks, 657midazolam use for status epilepticus and, 664possible use of DM against Palestine, 443Yom Kippur War, 61Italian-Ethiopian Warchemical weapons role, 45–46, 137, 262ItalyCentro Chemico Militaire, 43cyanide plot against the US Embassy, 128early use of poison projectiles, 11Italian-Ethiopian War, 45–46mustard agent disaster at Bari, 21, 53, 105, 262Russia’s elimination of chemical weapons and, 145Jaeger, Private Augustwarning of a German gas attack, 80Jakubowski, E.M.nerve agent research, 699skin sample analysis for mustard agent exposure, 726urine sample analysis for mustard agent exposure, 716Jane’s NBC Protection Equipment, 561Japanaccidental palytoxin poisoning, 620Aum Shinrikyo sarin attacks, 4, 125, 127–128, 158, 178,181–182, 193, 196–197, 223, 244, 316, 317, 321, 492, 518, 540,657, 695–696, 699, 754chemical weapon production, 48Jincapacitating agent use, 443invasion of China in 1937, 46, 262paralytic shellfish poisoning and, 624Japanese puffer fish. See TetrodotoxinJobstisolation of physostigmine, 46, 156Johnston Islanddemilitarization of chemical agents, 142, 157Joint Combat Developerrole in chemical weapon management, 4Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizationsdisaster and medical response to mass casualty events, 492,493–494training and education for domestic preparedness and, 767Joint Program Executive Officerole in chemical weapon management, 4Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defensemedical identification and treatment systems joint productmanagement office, 647–650medical program management, 647responsibilities, 646–647Joint Project Management Office for DecontaminationReactive Skin Decontamination Lotion and, 652–653Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological,and Nuclear Defenseresponsibilities, 646, 650role in chemical weapon management, 4Joint Science and Technology Officeresponsibilities, 650role in chemical weapon management, 4Joint service general purpose maskscomposition, 567description, 563M50 and M51 models, 567–568sizes, 568TIC filters, 568Joint service lightweight integrated suit technologyblock 2 glove upgrade, 574description and composition of, 572design of, 572–573two versions of, 573Joint service mask leakage testerdescription, 564fit and, 563, 564key features, 565Joint service personnel skin decontamination systemdescription and uses, 582, 652Joint services lightweight standoff chemical agent detectorsdescription and uses, 579Joint Test and Evaluation Executive officerole in chemical weapon management, 4Joint Vaccine Acquisition Programdescription, 4responsibilities, 647Jones, Jimmass suicide of followers using cyanide, 374Josse, D.human paraoxonase 1 research, 251JPEO. See Joint Program Executive OfficeJPEO-CBD. See Joint Program Executive Office for ChemicalBiological DefenseJSGPMs. See Joint service general purpose masksJSLIST. See Joint service lightweight integrated suit technologyJSLSCADs. See Joint services lightweight standoff chemical agentdetectorsJSMLT. See Joint service mask leakage testerxliv