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Review
. 2007 May;25(2):549-66; abstract xi.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2007.02.006.

Unusual but potential agents of terrorists

Christopher P Holstege  1 , Laura K Bechtel, Tracey H Reilly, Bram P Wispelwey, Stephen G Dobmeier
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Review

Unusual but potential agents of terrorists

Christopher P Holstege et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007 May.

Abstract

Emergency personnel are tasked with the daunting job of being the first to evaluate and manage victims of a terrorist attack. Numerous potential chemical agents could be used by terrorists. The challenge for first responders and local hospital emergency personnel is to prepare for a terrorist event that might use one or more of these agents. As part of that preparation, emergency physicians should have a basic understanding of potential chemical terrorist agents. It is beyond the scope of this article to review all potential terrorist agents. Rather, four potential agents have been chosen for review: sodium monofluoroacetate, trichothecene mycotoxins, vomiting agents, and saxitoxin.

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