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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

Folder Seq  #:         14






                           Rate of Hydrolysis: Rapidly hydrolyzed under
                        usual field conditions. Rain destroy* its
                        effectiveness. and heavy vegetation, jun#l*
                        and forests cause considerable loss of CO
                        by hydrolysis on leafy surfaces.

                   (b)

                        Delayed-acting casualty agent.

                   (c)  PHysrOLOGICAL ACTION

                        (1) Exerts its effects solely on the lungs,
                        resulting in damage to the capillaries
                        and scarring of the lungs.

                        (2) Sever* coughing, headache. and nausea. (INITIAL)

                        (3) Tightness in chest, painful shallow
                        breathing. (ADVANCED)

                        (4) The onset of pulmonary edema in indicated
                        by uneasiness, fear and productive cough
                        with copious whit* or yellow sputum. Tb*
                        latter often bloody, appearing pink in color.

                        (5) Death occurs within 24 hours.


                   (d)  PROTECTION REQUIRED

                        Prot*ctiv* Mask and OPOO.


                   (0)  DKCONTAKINATroN

                        Aeration for confine




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Document 22 f:/Week-44/BX303902/PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING/chemical agents self and first aid:1224960906483

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File Room = sep96_declassified

File Cabinet = Week-44

Box ID = BX303902

Unit = VAR. BUMED

Parent Organization = BUMED

Folder Title = PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING

Folder Seq # = 14

Subject = CHEMICAL AGENTS SELF AND FIRST AID

Document Seq # = 4

Document Date = 

Scan Date = 

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