WMDs (Exam 2)

Question 0

Identify the Physical Characteristics and Physiological Effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Agents or Materials

Answer 0

Chemical Agents

Biological Agents

Question 1

Identify the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Answer 1

What is a WMD?
*any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release dissemination or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors; any weapon involving a biological agent, toxin or vector; or any weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life

Question 2

What is a Chemical Weapon

Answer 2

device uses:
Toxic chemical substance
Effects through skin eyes or inhalation
Results in death or incapacitation
ex. Choking Agents:
        Chlorine gas
        Phosgene
      Blistering Agents: Effects similar to OC spray
        Mustard Gas
        Lewisite (will penetrate PPE)
     Blood Agents:
        Absorbed by inhalation
        Quick damage to tissues and organs
     Nerve Agents:
        Chemical agent that disrupts how the central nervous system                                                   speaks  to  your  organs

Question 3

Biological Agents

Answer 3

weapon that uses living organisms or materials that come from them as a weapon for the purpose of death or incapacitation

• Requires small quantities
• Has delayed effects
• Cheap

Disadvantages
*may be easily treatable

Question 4

Types of Biological Weapons

Answer 4

Bacteria (anthrax)
Viruses (Variola major "smallpox")
Toxins (Ricin)
Vectors (Bubonic Plague)
Bacteria: Microorganisms that reproduce outside living cells

Question 5

Identify how a Law Enforcement Officer can Survive an encounter involving a WMD agent

Answer 5

Look for:
sudden mist or Vapor cloud
leaking containers
dead wildlife
canines/children having uncontrollable seizures/defecation

To survive a WMD attack:
know wind direction
know the hot zone- Don't get closer then 100m (330ft)
"uphill, upwind upstream"
Don't touch anything/cover up

Undress from inside out
Rinse off with cold water if possible
get out of area
turn off hvac
seal off room

Question 6

chemical, biological, Radiological

Answer 6

WMD