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Nerve gas terrorism: a grim challenge to anesthesiologists
Jukka Takala1, Rudolph H de Jong
1Department of Anesthesiology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Formerly: US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD); Joint Services NBC Contingency Hospital Unit].
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|February 25, 2003
Abstract
Implications:
The 1995 Tokyo subway strike proved nerve gas to be a fearsome terrorist weapon of mass destruction. Because the clear liquid is easily hidden until released, rescuers must aid nonbreathing casualties near instantly. Anesthesiologists are uniquely qualified to train these rescue squads and to manage nerve gas victims in the hospital.