Vesicants and nerve agents in chemical warfare

Decontamination and treatment strategies for a changed world

CDR Asha Devereaux Dr Devereaux is staff physician and Dr Amundson is program director, division of pulmonary medicine and critical care, department of internal medicine, National Naval Medical Center, San Diego.Correspondence[email protected]

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CAPT Dennis E. Amundson Dr Devereaux is staff physician and Dr Amundson is program director, division of pulmonary medicine and critical care, department of internal medicine, National Naval Medical Center, San Diego.

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CAPT J. S. Parrish Dr Parrish is program director, department of critical care medicine, National Naval Medical Center, San Diego.

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CAPT Angeline A. Lazarus Dr Lazarus is program director, internal medicine service, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda.

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Our evolving global political climate mandates preparation for attacks using chemical agents, which aggressive countries or organizations can easily make, transport, and deploy. In this article, a complement to the bioterrorism symposium featured in the August issue, Drs Devereaux, Amundson, Parrish, and Lazarus provide an overview of the vesicants and the nerve agents most likely to be used in chemical warfare. An article on the pulmonary agents, cyanides, incapacitating agents, and riot control agents will appear in a subsequent issue.

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