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CBR: NERVE(ANTICHOLINESTERASE)
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE
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08/29/2005

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NERVE AGENT: TYPES
Definition
GA-TABUN
GB-SARIN
GD-SOMAN
VX
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NERVE AGENT: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Definition
*COLORLESS TO LIGHT BROWN LIQUID
*ODERLESS TO FAINT SWEETISH OR FRUITY VAPOR
*TASTELESS
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NERVE AGENT: SYMPTOMS IN MAN
Definition
MIOSIS,RHINORRHEA,DIMMED VISION,SALIVATION,NAUSEA,ABDOMINAL CRAMPING,INCREASED BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS,DYSPNEA,PULMONARY EDEMA,HEADACHE,VERTIGO
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NERVE AGENT: EFFECTS ON MAN
Definition
INCAPACITATES;KILLS IF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE INHALED OR IF CONTAMINATED SKIN IS NOT DECONTAMINATED IN TIME.
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NERVE AGENT: RATE OF ACTION
Definition
VERY RAPID WITH INHALATION. SLOW THROUGH SKIN.
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NERVE AGENT: PERSONNEL DECONTAMINATION
Definition
NONE FOR AEROSOLS OR VAPORS. FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER, OR USE SKIN PAD FROM M-13 KIT; M-5 KIT FOR VX.
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NERVE AGENT: TREATMENT
Definition
*ATROPINE IM OR IV
*ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
*OXIMES (2-PAM CL) AS ADJUNCT TO ATROPIINE
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