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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 47<br />

Prussian Blue (Radiogardase) is an FDA-approved treatment <strong>for</strong> victims <strong>of</strong> a “dirty<br />

bomb” who are internally contaminated with radioactive Cesium or Thallium. This<br />

chelator <strong>for</strong>ms high affinity, nonabsorbable complexes with cesium and thallium.<br />

After oral administration, this compound decreases gastrointestinal absorption <strong>of</strong> Cs and<br />

Th. It also interrupts the recycling <strong>of</strong> these compounds from the systemic circulation<br />

through the bile and back into the gut. This increases the elimination <strong>of</strong> the radioactive<br />

elements from the body in the feces.<br />

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