. "2 Current Civilian Capabilities." Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report on Current Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1998.
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Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report on Current Capabilities
TABLE 2-1 Current Capabilities for Responding to Chemical and Biological Incidents
Local First Responders
Initial Treatment Facilities
State
Federal
Capability
Chemical
Biological
Chemical
Biological
Chemical
Biological
Chemical
Biological
Preincident intelligence
C
C
C
C
B
B
A
A
Detection, identification, and quantification of agents in the environment
B
C
C
C
B
B
A
B
Personal protective equipment
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Safe and effective patient extraction
C
B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
C
B
Methods for recognizing symptoms and signs in patients
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Detection and measurement of agent exposure in clinical samples
C
C
B
C
B
B
A
A
Methods for recognizing covert exposure in populations
N/A
N/A
B
B
B
B
B
B
Mass-casualty triage techniques and procedures
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Methods/procedures for decontamination of exposed individuals
B
B
C
C
C
C
B
B
Availability, safety, and efficacy of drugs and other therapies
C
C
B
B
B
B
B
B
Prevention, assessment, and treatment of psychological effects
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
NOTE: A = highly capable; B = some capability; C = little or no capability; and N/A = not applicable.
