introduction: data on imaging findings in pulmonary complications of chemical agents is scarce. the current study aimed to evaluate radiological findings of late onset pulmonary complications in chemical warfare victims (cwv) and to guide pulmonologists in diagnosis of these subjects.   materials and methods: ninety- three male cwv were enrolled in this prospective study, 20-25 years (mean=23) ...

At the request of the U.S. Army Project Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel, Sandia National Laboratories is developing a transportable system for destroying recovered, explosively configured, chemical warfare munitions. The system uses shaped charges to access the chemical agent and burster followed by chemical neutralization to destroy them. The entire process takes place inside a sea...

One of the Army’s primary research aims is to improve the survivability of soldiers in combat zones. One area of concern is the possibility of attack by chemical warfare agents. Current protective gear, while providing excellent protection, is heavy, bulky, and reduces the combat effectiveness of the wearer. Ideally, the next generation of protective gear will be no more cumbersome than the sta...

Enzyme-based Detoxification of Organophosphorus Neurotoxic Pesticides and Chemical Warfare Agents. (December 2007) Rory James Kern, B.S., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. James Wild There are some 15,000 known organophosphorus chemicals. Some of these OP’s, including VX and paraoxon, demonstrate an acute neurotoxicity due to the inhibition of cholinergic enzymes. Organophos...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to find an association between the short validated patient-completed questionnaire, the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and disease severity according to spirometric findings in chemical warfare victims. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 55 patients referred to Sasan Hospital (special complex for chemical warfare victims) were included in this survey. They completed CAT ...