Duffy, Laura M.

Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U. S. Forces : Force Protection and Decontamination. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (262 pages)

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Box -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Threat and Risk Assessment -- 3 Philosophy, Doctrine, and Training for Chemical and Biological Warfare -- 4 Physical Protection -- 5 Decontamination -- 6 Testing and Evaluation -- 7 Assessment of Military Capabilities to Provide Emergency Response -- 8 Summary and General Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A Funding Levels for Fiscal Years 1996-2000 for the Joint Service Chemical/Biological Defense Program -- Appendix B Textiles and Garments for Chemical and Biological Protection -- Appendix C Evaluations of Barrier Creams -- Appendix D Evaluating Skin Decontamination Techniques -- Appendix E Percutaneous Absorption -- Appendix F Contributors to This Study -- Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigators and Members of the Advisory Panel.

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Chemical weapons -- Safety measures.
Biological weapons -- Safety measures.
Military planning -- United States.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Sanitary affairs.


Electronic books.

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