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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811433403321

Titolo

Strategies to protect the health of deployed U.S. forces : force protection and decontamination / / Michael A. Wartell ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999

ISBN

0-309-17250-0

0-309-66390-3

0-309-51608-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

WartellMichael A

Disciplina

358/.3

Soggetti

Chemical weapons - Safety measures

Biological weapons - Safety measures

Military planning - United States

United States Armed Forces Medical care

United States Armed Forces Sanitary affairs

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.

Nota di contenuto

""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""