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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 57<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 />

Selected Toxidromes and Potential<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> Etiologies<br />

Category<br />

Severe gastroenteritis<br />

Cholinergic crisis<br />

Cellular hypoxia<br />

Peripheral neuropathy<br />

Mouth pain / ulcerations<br />

MMWR 10/3/03<br />

Clinical Syndrome<br />

Abdominal pain, emesis<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>use diarrhea, shock<br />

SLUDGE symptoms,<br />

Fasciculations, weakness<br />

N/V, headache, AMS, shock,<br />

seizures, dec pH<br />

Muscle weakness, sensory<br />

loss<br />

Lip / mouth / pharyngeal<br />

ulcerations; burning pain<br />

Potential <strong>Chemical</strong><br />

Etiology<br />

Arsenic, Ricin, Colchicine<br />

OP insecticides, nicotine<br />

CN, SMFA, CO, Azide<br />

Hg, As, Thallium, Lead,<br />

Paraquat / diquat; caustics,<br />

Hg<br />

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

57<br />

Note that using the guide provided by the CDC leads to the suspicion <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

cellular poisons, ricin, colchicine or arsenic because he had severe gastroenteritis and a<br />

shock presentation.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 62

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