Incapacitating agents biological

Ketchum, J.S., Sidell, F.R. (1997). Incapacitating agents. In Textbook of Military Medicine, Warfare, Weaponry, and the Causality Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Part I, pp. 287-306. The Office of the Surgeon General and TMM Publications. Borden Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. 

USE Benzilate (ester) has been used as an incapacitating agent in chemical warfare Health Aspects of Chemical and Biological Weapons (WHO, Oeneva, 1970) pp 49-51. thekAp CAT Hypotensive, acetate (ester) as cholinergic. 

Thus there are two separate and distinct missions of any system designed to detect both chemical and biological weapons, namely Detect to Warn and Detect to Treat. The presence of a chemical agent must be detected immediately in order to warn troops to put on protective gear. Biological agents must be detected and identified promptly in order to minimize the number of exposed troops however, immediate death or incapacitation is not likely. Instead, early detection allows early treatment and lower mortality rates. 

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