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A blister agent is a severe contact irritant. They cause severe chemical burns to any exposed tissue, resulting in large water-filled blisters forming on the affected tissue.
Most blister agents are both contact and inhalation hazards. If inhaled, they can cause death shortly after exposure, as the lungs and throat quickly burn and fill with blisters, inhibiting breathing. Alternately, these blister burst, filling the lungs with fluid. Death from inhalation of a blister agent can vary from minutes to several days later, depending on the amount of exposure (the more, the quicker the death).
Contact with the outer skin is much less fatal, though extremely painful. Fatalities are usually the result of infection and sepsis from the burst blister wounds.
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What do Pink and red dots on m8 paper indicate?
H or L series blister agent
What happens to m8 paper when it comes into contact with a liquid nerver or blister agent?
it change color
Which types of chemical agents will the M256A1 Chemical Agent Detector Kit detect?
Blood Blister Nerve
What chemical agent is considered to be a slow effect agent?
One example of a chemical agent considered to be a slow effect agent is asbestos. It can take several years or even decades of exposure for the harmful effects of asbestos to manifest in the body, leading to conditions such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis.
What is the agent that blocks parasympathetic nerve impulses?
antimuscarinic - refers to an agent used to block parasympathetic effects such as salivation & bradycardia.
What are the effects of each chemical agent?
Attacks muscles of the body- Nerve agent Attacks the skin and lungs- Blister agent Attacks the airways and lungs- Choking agent Attacks the oxygen-carrying capacity of the body- Blood agent
What type of chemical agent is indicated?
Attacks the skin and lung = Blister Agent Attacks the Airway and lung = Choking Agent Attacks the muscle of the body = Nerve Agent Attacks the oxygen carrying capacity of the body = blood Agent
What are the different chemical agents and their effects?
3 blood agent: attacks the oxygen-carrying capacity of the body4 Chokin agent: attacks the airways and lungs1 nerve agent: attacks muscles of the body2 blister agent: attacks the skin and lungs3,4,1,2Attacks the muscles of the body--------- Nerve agentAttacks the skin and lungs----------- Blister agentAttacks the airways and lungs------ Choking agentAttacks the oxygen-carrying capacity of the body- Blood agentAttacks the airway and lungs - Choking AgentAttacks the muscles of the body - Nerve AgentAttacks the oxygen-carrying capacity of the body - Blood AgentAttacks the skin and lungs - Blister AgentAttacks the airways and Lungs------ Choking agentAttacks muscles of the body--------- Nerve agentAttacks the oxgen-carrying capacity of the body--- Blood AgentAttacks the skin and Lungs------ Blister Agent
What effect is caused by each type of chemical agent?
Attacks the muscles of the body--------- Nerve agent Attacks the skin and lungs----------- Blister agent Attacks the airways and lungs------ Choking agent Attacks the oxygen-carrying capacity of the body- Blood agent
What kind of agent was mustard gas?
Mustard Gas was a blister agent.
Which blister agent causes burns and wheals?
mustard
'What happens to M9 paper when it comes in contact with liquid nerve agent or blister agent?
it changes color
What happens to m8 paper after it comes in contact with liquid nerve agent or blister agent?
it changes color
What are the effects of a blister agent?
Exposure to a weaponized blister agent can cause a number of life-threatening symptoms, including:Severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritationSkin erythemawith large fluid blisterthat heal slowly and may become infectedtears, conjunctivitis, corneadamageMild respiratory-distress-1to marked airway damageAll blister agents currently known are heavier than air, and are readily absorbed through the eyes, lungs, and skin. Effects of the two mustard agents are typically delayed: exposure to vapors becomes evident in 4 to 6 hours, and skin exposure in 2 to 48 hours. The effects of lewisiteare immediate.
What type of chemical agent is listed if pink or red dots are on M8 paper?
h-type (blister agent)
How is the victim of vesicant (blister agent) exposure with skin burns less than 5 percent of Body Surface Area (BSA) and minor eye irritation classified?
Minimal
What happens to m9 paper when it comes in contact with a nerve agent or blister agent?
It will change colours. Yellow to brown for G (nerve) agents, red to purple for H (blister) agents, and green to black for V (nerve) agents.
