Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Training Support Package
Participant Guide
Slide 2
The objectives for this presentation include:
- Identify the settings where radioactive materials may be used or obtained for terrorist
attacks
- Describe five potential major terrorist scenarios involving radiation
- Review key concepts including the clinical effects of the various types of radiation,
such as alpha particles and gamma rays. Other key concepts include differentiation
between radiation and radioactive materials, radiation contamination and incorporation,
and how the human body manifests evidence of significant radiation poisoning.
- Describe clinical response strategies including personal protection, decontamination,
and antidotal therapy
The most important concept to remember is that:
1. we are all exposed to ionizing radiation daily
2. exposure to ionizing radiation may cause injury in sufficient dose
3. exposure to ionizing radiation does not make a person “radioactive”
4. radioactive material on the skin is external contamination, while inhaled, ingested, or
penetrating injuries with radioactive particles marks internal contamination or
incorporation; assessment and treatment should address these differences and prevent
any further internal contamination
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