Global Biodefense February 11, 2020 The United States military adopted the auto-injector as the drug delivery device for chemical weapons exposure because of ease of use, packaging durability,and drug stability under varying storage conditions. The auto-injectors are designed to deliver an intramuscular injection with a 22-gauge needle protrudes with a pressure-activated coil spring mechanism that triggers the needle after removal of the safety cap. It is a replacement for the currently fielded auto-injector for treatment against nerve agent and insecticide poisoning, adjunctive treatment, and management of agent-induced seizures…read more.
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What Happens When a CBRN Agent is Released in an Urban Area? Ask HASP.
Global Biodefense June 26, 2019 The Hazard Assessment Simulation and Prediction Suite (HASP) software was developed by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). It models how CBRN threats will disperse if released in urban or open areas. It provides hazard predictions in a matter of minutes, greatly improving upon previous models. It also takes into consideration the interactions between indoor and outdoor dispersion as well as estimates the source parameters, such as location, discharge time, and the amount of substance released. The HASP Suite will be available in a next generation CBRN information management system known as EuroSIM […]