8 results match your criteria: "CBRNE ‚AEi Biological Warfare Agents"
Rapid Non-Contact Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents by Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.
Sensors (Basel)
December 2023
Diagnostics and Metrology Laboratory, Physical Technologies and Security Division, Nuclear Department, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Enrico Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy.
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers at the Italian National Agency have successfully demonstrated rapid, noncontact detection of a sarin simulant using advanced laser photoacoustic spectroscopy technology.
- * Initial tests with a quantum cascade laser indicate that the system can detect as little as one nanolitre of the simulant through chemometric analysis, originally designed for food authenticity assessment.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Preparedness of Public Hospitals in Riyadh.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
June 2023
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, URL: https://medicine.ksu.edu.sa/en/node/3251.
Objectives: Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents are those that involve chemical or biological warfare agents or toxic radiological or nuclear materials. These agents can cause disasters intentionally or accidentally. Hospitals play a crucial role in handling CBRN disasters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Descriptive Analysis of the Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons by Violent Non-State Actors and the Modern-Day Environment of Threat.
Prehosp Disaster Med
June 2023
Disaster Medicine Fellowship; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsUSA.
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the use of chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons by non-state actors, analyzing data from the Violent Non-State Actor (VNSA) CBRN Event database to understand their impact.
- Out of 565 recorded events, the majority involved chemical agents, resulting in a total of 965 fatalities, while biological incidents accounted for 19 deaths, and there were no fatalities from radiological and nuclear events.
- The findings suggest a concerning potential for future CBRN incidents, especially as technology evolves, highlighting the need for healthcare systems to prepare for the health risks associated with such attacks.
Improving Quantification of tabun, sarin, soman, cyclosarin, and sulfur mustard by focusing agents: A field portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry study.
J Chromatogr A
January 2021
Hazardous Materials Research Center (HMRC), Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Commercial gas chromatograph-mass spectrometers, one of which being Inficon's HAPSITE® ER, have demonstrated chemical detection and identification of nerve agents (G-series) and blistering agents (mustard gas) in the field; however most analyses relies on self-contained or external calibration that inherently drifts over time. We describe an analytical approach that uses target-based thermal desorption standards, called focusing agents, to accurately calculate concentrations of chemical warfare agents that are analyzed by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry. Here, we provide relative response factors of focusing agents (2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, diisopropyl fluorophosphate, diethyl methylphosphonate, diethyl malonate, methyl salicylate, and dichlorvos) that are used to quantify concentrations of tabun, sarin, soman, cyclosarin and sulfur mustard loaded on thermal desorption tubes (Tenax® TA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors would like to introduce TCCC [Tactical Combat Casualty Care] + CBRN [chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear] = (MARCHE)2 as a conceptual model to frame the response to CBRN events. This model is not intended to replace existing and well-established literature on CBRNE events but rather to serve as a response tool that is an adjunct to agent specific resources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn assessment of Chemical, Biological, Radiologic, Nuclear, and Explosive preparedness among emergency department healthcare providers in an inner city emergency department.
J Emerg Manag
February 2016
Primary Investigator, Fellow, EMS and Disaster Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey.
Article Synopsis
Viral bioterrorism: Learning the lesson of Ebola virus in West Africa 2013-2015.
Virus Res
December 2015
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Didactical Board of the International Master Courses in Protection Against CBRNe events, Department of Industrial Engineering and School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Article Synopsis
Weapons of mass destruction: Overview of the CBRNEs (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives).
J Neurol Sci
November 2006
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Article Synopsis
- The September 11, 2001 events highlighted the global awareness of terrorism and its disastrous consequences, leading to the use of the term "CBRNE" for weapons of mass destruction.
- Non-nuclear explosives are currently the most frequently used terrorist weapons, while the publication focuses specifically on chemical, biological, and explosive weapons (CBEs).
- Neurologists are encouraged to understand the neurological effects of these threats to effectively diagnose and treat survivors, with management and treatment strategies reviewed by international experts.