2nd Edition
Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Second Edition is intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent. Formatted similarly to the Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook and designed as a companion to the author’s Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, this book is divided into concise chapters that focus on the first few hours after the incident.
Each chapter, or class index, is designed to give responders vital information on a specific group of agents. This is done rather than focusing on detailed information for individual agents because the specific agent(s) may not be identified until well into the response, long after many critical decisions have been made.
Adding more than 100 additional pages of material, the second edition contains a wider library of agent classes that covers more hazardous materials. It also includes updated appendices that cover dissemination, the effects of weather and terrain, isolation, protective shelters, and manual decontamination. The book also provides a chemical/biological terrorism emergency response checklist.
Addressing the immediate needs of first responders as they arrive at the scene of a chemical or biological warfare agent release, this book serves as a guide that gives critical information for key initial reactions without having to read through long explanations. It is an essential quick reference for first responders facing the release of chemical or biological warfare agents.
C01: "White Powders" (and Dusty Agents)
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C02: Nerve Agents—"G" and Novichok Series
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C03: Nerve Agents—"V" Series
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C04: Nerve Agents—"GV" Series
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C05: Nerve Agents—Carbamates
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C06: Nerve Agents—Reactive Binary Components
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C07: Nerve Agents—Industrial
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C08: Vesicants—Sulfur Based
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C09: Vesicants—Nitrogen Based
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C10: Vesicants—Arsenic Based
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C11: Urticants
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C12: Convulsants
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C13: Blood Agents—COX Inhibiting
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C14: Blood Agents—Hemophilic
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C15: Blood Agents—Hemophilic, Metal Based
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C16: Blood Agents—Hemophilic, Metal Based, Water Reactive
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C17: Pulmonary Agents
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C18: Pulmonary Agents—Water Reactive
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C19: Pulmonary Agents—Dermally Hazardous
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C20: Pulmonary Agents—Dermally Hazardous, Water Reactive
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C21: Incapacitants
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C22: Vomiting/Sternatory Agents
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C23: Tear Agents
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C24: Tear Agents—Halogenated
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C25: Tear Agents—Water Reactive
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C26: Malodorants
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C27: Malodorants—Corrosive
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C28: Corrosive Smoke Agents
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C29: Neurotoxins
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C30: Cytotoxins
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C31: Cytotoxins—Dermally Hazardous
Toxicology
Characteristics
Additional Hazards
Protection
First Aid
C32: Pathogens
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C33: Pathogens—Fomite Hazard
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C34: Pathogens—Vector Hazard
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C35: Pathogens—Gastrointestinal
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C36: Pathogens—Animal Specific
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C37: Pathogens—Plant Specific
Toxicology
Additional Hazards
Protection
C38: Characteristics of Chemical Agents
Glossary
Appendix I: Characteristics of Handheld Agent Detectors
Appendix II: Vulnerability Analysis
Appendix III: Delivery
Appendix IV: Chemical/Biological Terrorism Emergency Response Check Sheet
Biography
D. Hank Ellison
