UNITED STATES ARMY
MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF
CHEMICAL CASUALTIES
HANDBOOK

Second Edition

September 1995

Chemical Casualty Care Office

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5425

• INTRODUCTION
• NERVE AGENTS
• VESICANTS
• CYANIDE
• PULMONARY AGENTS
• RIOT CONTROL AGENTS
• CASUALTY MANAGEMENT
• DECONTAMINATION
• CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
• APPENDIX
• ON-LINE TEST

Disclaimer

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide concise supplemental reading material for attendees of the Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course.

Every effort has been made to make the information contained in this Handbook consistent with official policy and doctrine.

This Handbook, however, is not an official Department of the Army publication, nor is it official doctrine. It should not be construed as such unless it is supported by other documents.