Management of chemical warfare injuries (on CD-ROM). Data file
The threat of use of chemical warfare agents (agents of `mass destruction`) is no longer confined to the battlefield. Agent releases by terrorists in Japan in 1995 served to awaken the world to the dangers faced by civilian communities far removed from centers of armed conflict. The ability to save lives in the event of a chemical agent release turns on provision of immediate and correct medical care in the field and hospital. Being able to ensure availability of life-saving care depends on reaching both military and civilian medical personnel with information on chemical warfare agents and on keeping their skills and knowledge current. While this is of critical importance both to the Department of Defense and to civilian agencies charged with protecting the public, it also is a daunting and potentially expensive task in view of the numbers and geographic dispersion of persons to be trained. The Department of Defense has addressed and overcome these challenges, to the benefit of the military and civilians, by using computer technology as the vehicle by which cost-effective chemical warfare agent training may be conveniently delivered to all who require it. The multi-media instructional program, Management of Chemical Warfare Injuries, was developed for military use by the Naval Health Sciences Education and Training Command, with the technical assistance of the U.S. Army Medical Command. It was originally designed for delivery via video disc, a format used extensively within the Navy. However, in response to a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense agreed to repackage the materials for delivery on CD-ROM in order to make them accessible to a larger audience. In addition, the Navy agreed to include on the two CD-ROMs which contain the program a ready reference not found on the video disc: the Army`s `Medical Management of Chemical Casualties` handbooks for field and medical personnel.
- Research Organization:
- Naval School of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 418760
- Report Number(s):
- PB-97-500532/XAB; TRN: 63441545
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Contains search and retrieval software. Minimum system requirements: DOS Version 5.0, Windows Version 3.1, 486 DX4 66 MHZ PC, 16 MB RAM, 32 color display (16 bit), 2x speed CD-ROM drive. Hard disk space required, 20 MB. Software to view the documents and multi-media presentation is provided; PBD: Aug 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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