Marine Corps Counterterrorism: Determining Medical Supply Needs for the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force
Abstract
The Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) was established in 1996. Since then, CBIRF s mission has expanded to included responses to radiological and high-yield explosive incidents. Its concept of operation has been reworked to include two separate incident response forces within CBIRF. The objective of this study was to determine the medical requirements for a variety of potential terrorism scenarios to which CBIRF may respond. These included domestic and international attacks involving high-yield explosives as well as chemical, biological, and radiological agents. This study was able to identify weaknesses in the existing CBIRF Authorized Medical Allowance Lists, and to strengthen the field medical capabilities of the unit with the addition of new technologies, such as portable ultrasound units to aid in the examination of severely injured victims. At the same time, the study identified ways of modularizing the proposed CBIRF AMAL to provide greater flexibility in responding to terrorist disasters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 04, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA433826
Entities
People
- Gerry Pang
- Martin Hill
- Mike Galameau
- Paula J. Konoske
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center