United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

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The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), is a military research institute located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is used by the United States Army for the development, testing, and evaluation of therapy and material to prevent and treat casualties of chemical warfare agents.

Its mission includes fundamental and applied research in the pharmacology, physiology, toxicology, pathology, and biochemistry of chemical agents and their medical countermeasures. In addition to research, the Institute, in partnership with the USAMRIID, educates health care providers in the medical management of chemical and biological agent casualties. The USAMRICD supports a Chemical/Biological Rapid Response Team (C/B-RRT), supports and trains Theater Army Medical Laboratory personnel, and maintains a unique chemical surety facility.

[edit] See also

• Biological warfare
• Chemical warfare
• United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases