Prepared for military medical educational use, the focus of the information here is to foster discussion that may form the basis of doctrine and policy.

Revised edition, in part, of : Medical aspects of chemical and biological warfare. 1997. Rev. ed., in part, of : Medical aspects of chemical and biological warfare. 1997.

Introduction to the chemical threat / Thomas B. Talbot, Brian Lukey, and Gennady E. Platoff, Jr. -- History of chemical warfare / Corey J. Hilmas, Jeffery K. Smart, and Benjamin A. Hill, Jr. -- History of the medical management of chemical casualties / Benjamin A. Hill, Jr. -- History of the chemical threat, chemical terrorism, and its implications for military medicine / Jeffery Smart ... [et al.] -- Nerve agents / Frederick R. Sidell, Jonathan Newmark, and John H. McDonough -- Neuroprotection as a treatment for nerve agent survivors / Gerald P.H. Ballough ... [et al.] -- Nerve agent bioscavenger : development of a new approach to protect against organophosphorus exposure / Michelle C. Ross ... [et al.] -- Vesicants / Charles G. Hurst ... [et al.] -- Long-term health effects of chemical threat agents / William J. Smith ... [et al.] -- Toxic inhalational injury and toxic industrial chemicals / Shirley D. Tuorinsky and Alfred M. Sciuto -- Cyanide poisoning / Steven I. Baskin ... [et al.] -- Incapacitating agents / James S. Ketchum and Harry Salem -- Riot control agents / Harry Salem ... [et al.] -- Field management of chemical casualties / Charles H. Boardman ... [et al.] -- Triage of chemical casualties / Shirley D. Tuorinsky, Duane C. Caneva, and Frederick R. Sidell -- Decontamination of chemical casualties / Ernest H. Braue Jr., Charles H. Boardman, and Charles G. Hurst -- Chemical defense equipment / Laukton Y. Rimpel ... [et al.] -- Occupational health and the chemical surety mission / Claudia L. Henemyre-Harris ... [et al.] -- Toxins : established and emergent threats / Patrick Williams ... [et al.] -- Medical chemical defense acquisition programs / Keith Vesely and Jonathan Newmark -- Medical management of chemical toxicity in pediatrics / Elora Hilmas ... [et al.] -- Medical diagnostics / Benedict R. Capacio ... [et al.] -- Domestic preparedness / Carol A. Bossone, Kenneth Despain, and Shirley D. Tuorinsky.