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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 23<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 />

Can People Panic during a Disaster<br />

http://scifipedia.scifi.com /<br />

Module One – Observed Behaviors during Mass <strong>Chemical</strong> Exposures<br />

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In July 1938 in a CBS Mercury Theater radio program that terrified the nation, Orson<br />

Wells broadcast a live presentation <strong>of</strong> H.G.Wells' science-fiction novel, War <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Worlds. Only later did much <strong>of</strong> the eastern seaboard realize that it was science fiction,<br />

not an actual extraterrestrial invasion. The following day, the New York Times front page<br />

announced: "Many flee homes to Escape Gas Raid from Mars...“<br />

Slide 24<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 />

Cycle <strong>of</strong> Fear and Perceived Poisoning<br />

• Perceived high risk <strong>of</strong> uncontrolled<br />

release <strong>of</strong> dreaded toxin<br />

• Input<br />

– Mucous membrane irritation<br />

– Lightheadedness<br />

– Noticing a bad odor<br />

– Observing friends become ill<br />

• Natural response is fear<br />

• Fear leads to autonomic arousal<br />

– Palpitation<br />

– Sweating<br />

• Autonomic arousal misinterpreted as<br />

a symptom <strong>of</strong> poisoning<br />

Module One – Observed Behaviors during Mass <strong>Chemical</strong> Exposures<br />

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