Chemical and Biological Terrorism : Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response.

Front Matter -- Independent Report Reviewers -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pre-Incident Communication and Intelligence: Linking the Intelligence and Medical Communities -- 3 Personal Protective Equipment -- 4 Detection and Measurement of Chemical Agents -- 5 Recognizing Covert Exposure in a Population -- 6 Detection and Measurement of Biological Agents -- 7 Patient Decontamination and Mass Triage -- 8 Availability, Safety, and Efficacy of Drugs and Other Therapies -- 9 Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Psychological Effects -- 10 Computer-Related Tools for Training and Operations -- 11 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIX A Committee and Staff Biographies -- APPENDIX B Inventory of Chemical and Biological Defense Technology, with Gap and Overlap Analysis -- APPENDIX C Lethal and Incapacitating Chemical Weapons -- APPENDIX D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention List of Restricted Agents -- Index.

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