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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 6<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Thallium-Tainted Marzipan<br />

• Four young adults in NYC<br />

share premium marzipan<br />

candies recieved by mail<br />

from an “unknown admirer ”<br />

• The next day they<br />

developed diarrhea,<br />

vomiting, abdominal cramps<br />

and constipation<br />

J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1994;32:723 -30.<br />

Module One - <strong>Terrorism</strong> by Fear and Uncertainty: Delayed Toxic Syndromes<br />

6<br />

This is one example <strong>of</strong> the thallium poisoning.<br />

Four young adults received a box <strong>of</strong> candy from an unidentified “admirer”. They shared<br />

3 candies (as can be seen in the photo <strong>of</strong> the uneaten portion above). The following<br />

day, they developed significant gastrointestinal distress, although somewhat varied in<br />

nature and severity. They came to an Emergency Department <strong>for</strong> evaluation.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 314

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