Chemical warfare and medical response during World War I.
Am J Public Health
; 98(4): 611-25, 2008 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18356568
ABSTRACT
The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons during World War I (1914-1918). Historians now refer to the Great War as the chemist's war because of the scientific and engineering mobilization efforts by the major belligerents. The development, production, and deployment of war gases such as chlorine, phosgene, and mustard created a new and complex public health threat that endangered not only soldiers and civilians on the battlefield but also chemical workers on the home front involved in the large-scale manufacturing processes. The story of chemical weapons research and development during that war provides useful insights for current public health practitioners faced with a possible chemical weapons attack against civilian or military populations.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dispositivos de Proteção Respiratória
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Guerra Química
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Substâncias para a Guerra Química
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I Guerra Mundial
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Planejamento em Desastres
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article