Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicology and Treatment, 2nd Edition

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 6
978-0470013595......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
List of Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
1 Opinions of Chemical Warfare......Page 16
2 The Physicochemical Properties and General Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents......Page 36
3 Dispersion and Modelling of the Spread of Chemical Warfare Agents......Page 82
4 The Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents in the Environment......Page 104
5 Biological Markers of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents......Page 142
6 Respiratory Protection......Page 172
7 Responding to Chemical Terrorism: Operational Planning and Decontamination......Page 190
8 Toxicology of Organophosphate Nerve Agents......Page 206
9 A History of Human Studies with Nerve Agents by the UK and USA......Page 238
10 Nerve Agents: Low-Dose Effects......Page 256
11 Managing Civilian Casualties Affected by Nerve Agents......Page 264
12 The Management of Casualties Following Toxic Agent Release: The Approach Adopted in France......Page 276
13 The Dark Morning: The Experiences and Lessons Learned from the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack......Page 292
14 Atropine and Other Anticholinergic Drugs......Page 302
15 Oximes......Page 320
16 The Use of Benzodiazepines in Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Intoxication......Page 346
17 Pretreatment for Nerve Agent Poisoning......Page 358
18 Gulf War Syndrome......Page 370
19 Mustard Gas......Page 390
20 Dermal Aspects of Chemical Warfare......Page 424
21 Sulphur Mustard Injuries of the Skin: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Chemical Burns......Page 438
22 The Normal Bone Marrow and Management of Toxin-Induced Stem Cell Failure......Page 458
23 Organic Arsenicals......Page 482
24 Phosgene......Page 492
25 Cyanides: Chemical Warfare Agents and Potential Terrorist Threats......Page 510
26 Riot Control Agents in Military Operations, Civil Disturbance Control and Potential Terrorist Activities, with Particular Reference to Peripheral Chemosensory Irritants......Page 558
27 Ricin and Abrin Poisoning......Page 628
28 The Total Prohibition of Chemical Weapons......Page 648
29 An A–Z of Compounds of Interest in Relation to Chemical Warfare and Other Malevolent Uses of Poisons......Page 678
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B......Page 726
C......Page 728
D......Page 731
E......Page 733
G......Page 734
H......Page 736
I......Page 737
J,K,L......Page 738
M......Page 739
N......Page 740
O......Page 741
P......Page 742
R......Page 745
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T......Page 749
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Y,Z......Page 753