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HM MAN ch 23: CBR Warfare Flashcards

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when and where were the first large scale use of chemical agents used?

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WW1 in 1915

Ypres Belgium

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what is AC?

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Hydrogen cyanide

Blood agent

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What is CK

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Cyanogen chloride

Blood agent

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What is CG?

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phosgene

pulmonary agent

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what is Cl?

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Chlorine

pulmonary agent

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What is CN?

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Mace

Riot control

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What is CX?

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phosgene oxime

blister agent

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What is DP?

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Diphosgene

pulmonary agent

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What is DM

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adamsite

riot control

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What it GA?

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Tabun

nerve Agent

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What is GB?

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Sarin

nerve agent

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What is GD?

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Soman

Nerve Agent

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What is GF?

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Cyclosarin

Nerve agent

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What is H?

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mustard

Blister agent

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What is HD?

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Distilled mustard

blister agent

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What is HN?

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Nirtogen Mustard

blister agent

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What is L?

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Lewisite

Blister agent

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What is VX?

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nerve agent

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chemical agents are classified as what two things?

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persistent: continues for days

non-persistent: disperse after release

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What is the most widely used method of detecting liquid chemical warfare agents?

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M9 Chemical agent detector paper

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M9 Paper indicates the presence of a nerve or lister agent by turning one of what four colors?

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pink
red
reddish brown
purple

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M9 paper indicates the presence of what type of chemical agents?

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nerve or blister

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what color does M8 paper turn when it touches a liquid class G nerve agent?

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gold/yellow

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what color does M8 paper turn when it touches a liquid VX?

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olive or verdana green

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what color does M8 paper turn when it touches a liquid blister agents?
red or purple
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what chemical agent is indicated if the M8 paper turns Gold or yellow?
Class G nerve agent
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what chemical agent is indicated if the M8 paper turns olive or verdana green?
VX
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what chemical agent is indicated if the M8 paper turns red or purple?
blister agents
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what is the name of the chemical agent detector kit?
M256A1
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what does the M256A1 detect?
nerve gas, mustard gas, and cyanide
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what is the reaction time typically for the M256A1?
15 minutes
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what is the name of the skin decon kit?
M291
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decon of chemical agents on the skin within 1 minute after contamination is perhaps ___ times more effective than if decon is delayed 5 minutes
10
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what are the five nerve agents?
``` VX GA GB GD GF ```
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what color and smell are associated with nerve agents?
colorless and odorless
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how soon after exposure to nerve agents can S/S occur?
Seconds to 18 hours
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what are the four blister agents?
H HD HN L
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what color are H, HD, HN blister agents?
oily, colorless, or pale yellow
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__ is less volatile and more persistent than HD?
HN
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Where do Blister agents attack?
eyes respiratory tract skin
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what do blister agents smell like?
garlic, mustard, or horseradish
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what is the most vulnerable part of the body to mustard gas?
the eyes
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what are the first noticeable symptoms of mustard exposure ?
pain and gritting feeling in the eyes
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typical blister agents cause blistering in about ___ time but may be delayed for up to 48 hours.
12 hours
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what is the primary cause of death for blister agents?
massive edema or mechanical pulmonary obstruction.
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what is the treatment for H, HD, and HN?
no specific
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what is the treatment for L?
BAL do not use on PTs allergic to peanuts
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What are the two blood agents?
AC | CK
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what do blood agents smell like?
bitter almonds
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what is the treatment for blood agents?
remove the patient from the agent and get fresh air
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what are the two steps for the blood agent antidote?
Amyl nitrate crushed and inhaled every few minutes until 8 have been used IV sodium thiosulfate
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what is the key to successful cyanide therapy?
providing treatment early
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what are the three pulmonary agents?
CG, CL DP
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What color and smell are associated with phosgene?
colorless | new-mown hay or freshly cut grass
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what are the five Riot control agents?
``` CN CR CS DM OC ```
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what are the two classes of riot control agents?
lacrimators | vomiting agents
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Each ship must have a minimum of how many decon statins?
2
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in what year did the plague break out and during what event?
1346 | when the tartar army sieged kaffa
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what are the three types of biological agents?
Bacteria virus toxins
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what are three examples of bacteria agents?
anthrax plague tularemia
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What are two examples of virus agents?
small pox | hemorrhagic fever
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What are two examples of toxin agents?
Ricin | Botulinim toxin
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what is the most common form of the plague?
bubonic
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what is the incubation period for the plague?
1 to 7 days
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primary plague pneumonia incubation is usually how long?
1 to 4 days
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what is also know as rabbit fever?
Tularemia
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tularemia is caused by what bacterium?
Francisella tularensis
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what is Ricin derived from?
beans of the castor plant
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what is the incubation period for ricin?
within 18-24 hours

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