CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID

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Subject: CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID                              

Unit: VAR. BUMED  

Parent Organization: BUMED       

Box  ID: BX303902

Folder Title: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING                                               

Document Number:          4

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                     RSCONTAIGNATIM

                     I Dtcont&minat*s art: Suportropic&l Bl*&ch
                     (STB), DS-2 (not for use on skin). Liquid agent on
                     the skin may be decontaminated by the M258AI
                     Skin Decontamination Kit.

                     2 Decontamination of blister agents that
                     contact the eyes and the skin must be done in
                     3 to 5 minutes in order to prevent injuries.
                     Lowisite (L) must be decontaminated from the eyes
                     within one minute to prevent blindness, by flushing
                     with clear water, then utilizing M258AI Decon Kit on
                     skin where water run off came in contact.

                     3 Because of the rapid action of CX with
                     The skin, decontamination will not be
                     entirely effective after the pain occurs.
                     N*vertheloss, decontamination should bt
                     accomplished an rapidly an possible by
                     flushing the area with large amounts of
                     water to rtmov* any agent that has not
                     reacted with the skin.


                 (f) SELF/FIRST AID


                     U25SAI PKRSONAL DRCOX KIT


                     a Romov* d*con packet 1.
                     Fold on solid line. tear open quickly
                     at notch.


                     b R*move pad, unfold fully and wipe
                     handg,n*ck and ears for on* minute.

                     S.R*mov* d*con packet 2, crush
                     ampules, fold on solid line, tear open
                     quickly at notch, remove pad 1*tting
                     screen fall_away.

                     ii Wip* h&ndx. *&re and n*ck for 2 to
                     3 minutes.


                     To decontaminate your eyes and
                   faco, utilize the following steps:

                     & Remove and open your canteen.

                  b gold your breath.

                     a @VI V"x WIIILX HOLDING SUATH

                     4 nuss zus, FAcz wixg wATis.
      NOTI: Ensure that residue and water does not contaminate
      or run off on another part of your body.



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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX303902
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Folder Title = PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING
Folder Seq # = 14
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