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GA-TABUN GB-SARIN GD-SOMAN VX |
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NERVE AGENT: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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*COLORLESS TO LIGHT BROWN LIQUID *ODERLESS TO FAINT SWEETISH OR FRUITY VAPOR *TASTELESS |
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NERVE AGENT: SYMPTOMS IN MAN |
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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 |
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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 |
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VERY RAPID WITH INHALATION. SLOW THROUGH SKIN. |
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NERVE AGENT: PERSONNEL DECONTAMINATION |
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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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*ATROPINE IM OR IV *ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION *OXIMES (2-PAM CL) AS ADJUNCT TO ATROPIINE |
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