DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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Subject: DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS       

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                            b.   Protective Clothing and Casualty bag

                                 ( I )PrOLeCLi ve c IoLhing employed aga inSL chemi ca I agents wi II a I so
                                 give a measure of protection against biological agents.          However,
                                 it should be kept in mind that even Standard uniform Clothing of
                                 good quality affords a reasonable protection against biological
                                 agent aerosols.    It may be regarded as    unrealistic at present to
                                 provide individual protective clothing      specifically against
                                 biological agents.    Such Clothing may,    however, be reeded for
                                 personnel performing special high-risk      duties.

                                 ( 2 )Casualty bags made from charcoal-I     ined, semi-permeable
                                 material have also been made available      for the protection of
                                 casualties while in transit.


                    COLLECTIVE   PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

                    40 3.    For collective protection personnel must be housed inside a-hardened
                    shelter or   under canvas with an efficient air filtration system.          The
                    filtration   SYSEem must prevent the biological agents as well as the chemical
                    and radioactive aerosols from entering the shelter. An airlock under positive
                    pressure Must ensure that no contamination will be brought into the shelter.
                    Casualties and contaminated personnel must be decontaminated prior to entering
                    the collective protection shelter (see Chapter 6).         Failure to do so will
                    result in the build-up of infectious materials, especially if several
 the same Lime.           Many
                    buildings can be converted into temporary shelters if cracks are carefully
                    sealed and a filter system with a ventilating mechanism installed.            Shelters
                    of a more improvised type are construcced on the basis of a diffusion material
                    containing glass, cellulose fibres and charcoal.

                    COMMENTS

                    404.    The problems involved in developing protective equipment are
                    technically solvable but the logistical and financial difficulties in
                    providing satisfactory systems of protection of large numbers of individuals,
                    whether military or civilian, are overwhelming.          It Must be emphasized that,
                    in order to have any value, protective measures must be initiated before an
                    attack and, for practical purposes, are meaningless without the existence of
                    an effective System for giving advance warning.














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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996