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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                       3. Wheezing, dympno& and a cough

                       4.  Severely pinpointed pupils

                       S.  Red eyes with tearing

                       6.  Vomiting

                       7.  Severe muscular twitching

                       S.  Involuntary urination and defection

                       9.  Convulsions


                       le. Unconsciousness


                       11. Respiratory failure

                  d.   PROTECTION REQUIRED:

                       1. Stop breathing.

                       2. Don and clear protective mask and OPOO.

                       DECONTAMINATION:
                       1. Immediate decontamination with soapy water.

                       2. Use the U25SAI Personnel Decontamination Kit is
                       essential for survival.


                  f.   SILF/FIRST AID:


                       1. Stop breathing.

                       2. Don and clear protective mask and CPOG.

                       3. Assist others with there mask it they are unable.

                       4. Immediately try to r*cogniz* the symptoms and act
                       accordingly.


                       5. All Marines are issued 3 MRK-L KITS. Those kits will
                       be kept in the inside of the mask carrier. Each kit
                       consists of the following items:

                          (1) 2m# ATROPINE autoinjector. (p*r kit)

                          (2) 2PAM CHLORIDE autoinj*ctor. (p*r kit)

                       6. Mild symptoms: Administer on* MkRX-l kit and watch for
                       progress, if after It minutes the symptoms persist or
                       increase, administer another     -1 kit and watch for
                       progress, it after 19 minutes the symptoms persist or
                       increase, administer the third KARK-1 kit. Do not
                       administer more than 3 UM-1 kits, only the corpsman or
=or* antidote.



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Box ID = BX303902
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Folder Title = PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT POISONING
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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