USAMRICD TECH MEMO 90 1 CLINICAL NOTES ON CHEM CASUALTY CARE

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Subject: USAMRICD TECH MEMO 90 1 CLINICAL NOTES ON CHEM CASUALTY CARE    

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         v      cD Technical Xemorandum 90-1


         It one sees a casualty within several minutes after vapor exposure
         cps treats more aggressively in hopes of ameliorating more severe
         effects which may follow within the next few minutes; if one sees
         a I casualty from vapor (only) 15 minutes or later after exposure has
           op     one can be reasonably certain that effects have maximized.
         go@evpoer, as a general rule, it is better to give too much
         a@ropine/pralidoxime than too little.
         Opor exposure
         sign/@ptom                    Treatment within       Treatment after
           I                           5-10 lain               10 minutes
         ,,.iosis                      1 MARI< I               Observation
         Rhinorrhea
           I-
         D spnea, mild                  2 MARK Its             I MARK I
         ,)Ispnea, moderate             3 MARI< Its            2 MARK Its
           ito severe
         other (GI, muscular,            3 MARK Its             3 MARK Its or
           etc.)                                                  more,
                                                                  ventilation,
                                                                  etc.

         NgTEt DIAZEPAM SliOULD BE GIVEN WITH THIRD MARK        I WHEN THREE
             ADMINISTERED TOGETHER.
         skin exrosure

         Effects    may   progress     for   hours    after    onset     and   after
         decontamination because of continuing absorption of agent from the
         upper skin layers. Therefore guidelines for therapy must be more
         gT neral.
         Local effects only (sweating, fasciculations): I                I

           I
         Glstrointestinal effects, onset
           before 1-2 hours; 2            Its
         G@strointestinal effects, onset
           ilater than 2 hours: I MARK I
I and muscular effects: as above
           ifor GI alone

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