CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID

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Subject: CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID                              

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Parent Organization: BUMED       

Box  ID: BX303902

Folder Title: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING                                               

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                   PMICAL PitOPMMISS

                   I Physical state: LROUID

                   2 Odor: Garlic - Like

                   3- Rate of Hydrolysis: Half-life is 8.5
                   min. in distilled water at 25 C (77 F)
                   and 60 min. in malt water at 25 C (77 F).


                   4 Duration of Effectiveness:


                   Summer- 3 to 4 days in the open
                   Winter- Several weeks to months

                   5 Rate of Detoxification: Very slow

                     (b) TACTICAL USX

                         I.Delayed-actin$ casualty agent, by
                         CIRCUIM)fTrwG the mask.

                         2,Eff*ctm personnel not,wearing
                         protective CLOTHING or
                         irrgLD PROTICTIVE KASK.

                         3,uajority of the casualties will
                         be caused by DRSABLIJIG BLISTERS.

                         (c) PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTrom

                         1,HD act* first as a CELL IRRITANT
                         then as a CXLL POISON on &II
                         tissue surfaces contacted.

                         2,Th* first symptom of HD poisoning
                         (reddening of the skin) usually appears
                         in 4 to 0 hours. (Latent p*riodx have
                         been observed however. up to 24 hours
                         and in rare cases up to 12 days.

                         ;.Blistorc will appear I to 2 days after
                         reddening of the skin.

                         !L ED is delayed actin* agent with
                         no immediate casualties.

                         ; Cumulativt effect.

               (2) NITROGEN DMTAIM (Kffl) (MF2)

                   (a) PRYSICAL PitOPZItTIED

                       I.Physic&l State: LIQUID

                       2 Odor: Fishy   HN2 Soty Odor

                         Rat* of Hydrolysis: Slow

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Subject = CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-DEC-1996