1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910689303403321

Titolo

Emergency management and preparedness : hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, August 16, 1999

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (614 p.)

Disciplina

363.17/91

Soggetti

Chemical weapons disposal - Oregon - Umatilla - Safety measures

Emergency management - Oregon - Umatilla

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963932803321

Autore

Tang Feng Ru

Titolo

Chemical-induced seizures : mechanisms, consequences and treatment / / editor, Feng Ru Tang ; co-editor, Weng Keong Loke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sharjah, UAE, : Bentham eBooks, 2011]

ISBN

9781608052745

1608052745

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Disciplina

600

Soggetti

Spasms

Convulsions

Chemicals - Physiological effect

Nervous system - Effect of chemicals on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover Page; 03 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 CONTENTS; 05 Foreword; 06 Preface; 07 List of contributors; 08 Chapter 1; 09 Chapter 2; 10 Chapter 3; 11 Chapter 4; 12 Chapter 5 Improved; 13 Chapter 6; 14 Chapter 7; 15 Chapter 8; 16 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the Tokyo Sarin Subway Attack, the threat of chemical warfare agents has migrated from the battlefield to become a major concern for homeland security in the 21st century. While current fielded antidotes are able to mitigate acute high mortality arising from exposure to nerve agents, achieving effective neuroprotection in subjects with nerve agent induced prolonged seizures or status epilepticus is currently lacking.