Prioritizing

Originally Posted by Plainsman

I had a class in Toxicology today. The treatment for one particular poisoning (a common agent used in chemical warfare) is heroic doses of Atropine. The professor mentioned that if this agent was used in a major city, there would only be enough Atropine to treat about 10 patients.

Was there any reason given for why this is? Is Atropine difficult to produce in large quantities or is it just not often needed and thus not kept in large supply? I would think that the scenario of a chemical weapon attack with this agent would prompt some kind of emergency supply of Atropine or something...

Jam it back in, in the dark.