Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Second Edition
47 9 C09: Vesicants—Nitrogen Based To x i c o l o g y Effects Vesicants affect both exterior and interior parts of the body. The ...
48 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents The rate of detoxification by the body is very low, and exposur ...
C09: Vesicants—Nitrogen Based • 49 particles carry the absorbed agent vapor into the lower lung and thereby increase the lethali ...
50 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Reactivity Nitrogen vesicants are relatively unstable and tend ...
C09: Vesicants—Nitrogen Based • 51 Decontamination Casualties or personnel—Speed in decontamination is absolutely essential. To ...
52 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents and sensitivity to light (photophobia). Casualties may also exp ...
C09: Vesicants—Nitrogen Based • 53 antidote for exposure to these agents. Treatment consists of symptomatic management of lesion ...
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55 10 C10: Vesicants—Arsenic Based To x i c o l o g y Effects Vesicants affect both exterior and interior parts of the body. The ...
56 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents doses of some arsenic vesicants are rapidly detoxified by the b ...
C10: Vesicants—Arsenic Based • 57 biting to flowery and similar to geraniums. Odors may not be discernable due to irritation. Th ...
58 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Protection Evacuation For a small release (1 quart or less), im ...
C10: Vesicants—Arsenic Based • 59 increase percutaneous absorption of the residual agent vapor. Rinse with copious amounts of wa ...
60 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Tr iage Priority 1 A casualty with mild-to-moderate pulmonary e ...
61 11 C11: Urticants To x i c o l o g y Effects Urticants produce instant, almost intolerable pain and cause immediate local des ...
62 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents significant percutaneous hazard and are absorbed through the sk ...
C11: Urticants • 63 can migrate back to the surface posing both a contact and vapor hazard. Urticants can penetrate clothing and ...
64 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents night. For a large release (up to 3.5 gallons), immediately iso ...
C11: Urticants • 65 and abrading the skin, do not rub the agent vapor with the absor- bent. Blot the contaminated skin with the ...
66 • Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Patient Management Decontaminate the casualty ensuring that all ...
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