DoD Policies on Force Health Protection: Medical Defense Against Biological Warfare Agents (DoD Directives, DoD Instructions)

Abstract

The concept of force health protection (FHP) defines the medical defense approaches to maintain the health of the men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, to minimize or eliminate casualties, and to provide superior casualty care. Medical defense against biological warfare (BW) agents, whether encountered on a battlefield or as a result of bioterrorism, forms an important strategy. Summarized here are directives, instructions, and other policy statements published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that apply to the medical aspects of FHP against threats. These statements focus on medical countermeasures, medical surveillance, health risk assessment, preparedness training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA445069

Entities

People

  • Frank J. Lebeda

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Warfare Agents
  • Casualties
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Countermeasures
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Risk Analysis
  • Training
  • Vaccines
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies