Israel Matzav

IDF to distribute new chemical warfare manual

So tell me, fellow Israelis, does this make you feel all warm and fuzzy?

The IDF Medical Corps is set to distribute an instructional booklet about treating wounds resulting from chemical warfare substances to IDF combat and medical personnel. The booklet features new information on the subject, detailing the types of chemicals used and the damage they can cause, ways to treat chemical wounds, the readiness of troops for a chemical warfare attack, and what this threat means to the IDF.

The booklet, which the Medical Corps spent over a year working on, is a revised edition of the 1998 version. Besides including updated and more comprehensive information, the booklet is published and printed in a compact, easy-to-carry format.

“This instructional booklet is the bible for medical crews having to deal with chemical warfare. We are currently starting to distribute it, with the goal of handing out a few hundred copies,” says head of the Atomic, Biological, and Chemical Warfare branch in the Medical Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Ram Sagi.

It's great that the IDF is prepared, but the fact that this kind of preparation is necessary does not give me a good feeling.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:52 PM