New! – Smoke Inhalation Protocols – PDM

The moment we’ve all been waiting for – new smoke inhalation treatment protocols. Drs. Dan O’Brien, Donald Walsh, Alan Hall and Colleen M. Terriff, PharmD, BCPS, have authored new treatment protocols. Immediately share this document with your medical directors and local hospitals. This is new life-saving medicine. Empiric Management of Cyanide Toxicity Associated with Smoke Inhalation.

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Combined Exposures to CO & HCN in Army Operations

Combined exposures to CO and HCN in Army Operations

Cyanide: Understanding the Risk, Enhancing Preparedness

RTI International, in coordination with an advisory board of emergency response experts, conducted a research project to pro- vide an overview of cyanide risk as a toxicant and cyanide inci- dent preparedness in the U.S. The goals of the research project were to Provide a much needed national view of cyanide use and presence in [...]

Cyanide as a Chemical Weapon: A Review

Cyanide was identified and isolated from cherry laurel by the Swedish chemist Scheele in 1782. Hydrogen cyanide was first isolated from Prussian blue dye in 1786, although the poisonous properties of cherry laurel leaves, cassava, bitter almonds and Prussian blue dye had been recognized since antiquity. The first description of cyanide poisoning was by Wepfer [...]

Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations: Initial Report

The U.S. Army’s Health Hazard Assessment (HHA) Program is a Medical Department initiative that supports the Army acquisition process by evaluating potential health hazards during the design and development of materiel systems. Weapons emissions evaluated by the program include carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. Typically, these chemicals are evaluated [...]