Technical Reference Manual: NATO Planning Guide for the Estimation of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN), Allied Medical Publication-8(C)

摘要

In 2010, a new version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Medical Publication 8 (i.e., AMedP-8(C), NATO Planning Guide for the Estimation of CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Casualties was distributed for ratification to the Allied Nations. This Technical Reference Manual (TRM) supplements the AMedP-8(C) by documenting the development process, rationales, underlying data, and additional information utilized to establish the calculation of the environments, and the human response and casualty estimation methodologies which comprise the AMedP-8(C) methodology. The IDA Study team devised a 'General Equation' to calculate the environments by converting an exposure environment to a dose, dosage, or insult and allows for the consideration of breathing rates, shielding, and personal protection, among other factors. The human response and casualty estimation methodologies employ profiles of injury severity over time to describe the human response to agents and insults and then result in an estimate of the casualty's status. The purpose of the TRM is to make the data underlying the components of the AMedP-8(C) methodology and the process through which it was developed as clear as possible and to enable analysts and modelers to understand and replicate these results and procedures.