CORRESPONDENCE COURSE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0534 EDITION 100 TREATING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENT CASUALTIES In future conflicts, soldiers must be prepared to function in a field environment contaminated by chemical or biological agents. This subcourse is designed to provide instruction in protecting yourself from chemical and biological agents and in providing care in the field to soldiers who have been exposed to chemical or biological agents. Chemical agents are fast acting. You must be prepared to quickly perform the necessary triage and treatment procedures in the event of a chemical agent attack. Biological agents usually act at a slower rate. The major emphasis of this subcourse is chemical agents and chemical agent casualties. Protection against chemical and biological agents and self-aid procedures for exposure to nerve agents are presented in this subcourse for two reasons. One, you must know the procedures in order to protect yourself and to treat yourself in case of exposure to nerve agents. Also, you must make sure that other soldiers take proper precautions and know how to perform self-aid/buddy-aid procedures. ---------------------- Length: 81 Pages Estimated Hours to Complete: 8 Format: PDF file Size: 1.7 MB ---------------------- Subcourse Components: Lesson 1, Chemical Agents and Protection from Chemical Agents. Lesson 2, Treating Nerve Agent Poisoning. Lesson 3, Treating Blood, Choking, and Blister Agent Poisoning. Lesson 4, Biological Agents ---------------------------- Anyone may take this course. However, to receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Enrollment is normally limited to Department of Defense personnel. Others may apply for enrollment, but acceptance is not guaranteed. This file is in PDF format and requires a PDF reader. A free PDF reader is available from Adobe through the link below. This Course in available only by Download. |
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