Lessons learned from nerve agent attacks in Iran and Japan: Is it really necessary to stockpile oximes?

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-259

  Okumura, T ^a   Ariyoshi, K ^a   Hitomi, T ^a   Hirahara, K ^a   Itoh, T ^a   Iwamura, T ^a   Nakashima, A ^a   Motomura, Y ^a   Taki, K ^a   Suzuki, K ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atropine; Chemical terrorism; Iran; Japan; Oxime therapy; The Tokyo subway sarin attack

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; NERVE GAS; PRALIDOXIME; SARIN;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHOCK; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 72049119872     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569540903338040     Document Type: Review

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