title: The birth of nerve agent warfare: lessons from Syed Abbas Foroutan.
abstract: The author reviewed Farsi-language articles published recently by Dr. Syed Abbas Foroutan, which constitute the only firsthand clinical descriptions of battlefield nerve agent casualties in the world literature, and the author compares his comments with US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chemical casualty care doctrine. Foroutan's lessons learned reassure us that a robust medical evacuation system, coupled with timely and appropriate medical care of nerve agent poisoning, will save many more lives on future battlefields.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newmark
mesh_terms: D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002618:Chemical Warfare / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000266:history / Q000506:poisoning*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007493:Iraq; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning; D010755:Organophosphates; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012524:Sarin / Q000506:poisoning; D014218:Triage; D014480:United Nations; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D010755:Organophosphates; D012524:Sarin; C009374:tabun