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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 56<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 />

A Case<br />

49 yo man suddenly develops leg pain while walking<br />

• Day 1 - fever, nausea, vomiting<br />

• Day 2 - tachycardia, lymph node swelling and shock<br />

• Day 3 - kidney failure, vomited blood, heart block<br />

• Day 4 - death<br />

• Presumed Cause <strong>of</strong> Death – Septic Shock<br />

Module One – Toxic Warfare: Looking Beyond Conventional <strong>Chemical</strong> Weapons<br />

56<br />

Let’s review a famous case <strong>of</strong> chemical terrorism. This only involved a single individual,<br />

and may be better called an assassination; it caused quite a sensation at the time.<br />

A 49 yo man in London suddenly develops right thigh pain while walking<br />

Day 1 - fever, nausea, vomiting<br />

Day 2 – tachycardia (fast heart beat), lymph node swelling and shock<br />

Day 3 - kidney failure, vomited blood, heart block (abnormal heart rhythm)<br />

Day 4 - death<br />

Presumed Cause <strong>of</strong> Death – Septic Shock (low blood pressure due to overwhelming infection)<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 61

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