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How do you treat a nerve agent exposure?
Atropine and 2-PAM Chloride are two that can be used. See the Wikipedia article for Nerve Agent
What is the functional group of atropine?
ester, amine,alcohol,benzine ring
What is alkaloid?
Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds. Examples include caffeine, quinine, and atropine.
What electrolyte is used to counteract digoxin?
Potassium
Are ipratropium bromide and atropine nasal sprays the same?
Atropine nasal sprays improve rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. Ipratropium bromide nasal spray dilates and relaxes bronchial passageways. These two nasal sprays are not the same, they are used for two completely different medical issues.
Help to counteract nerve agent poisoning?
Nerve agents are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine at nerve synapses. The antidote to counteract the nerve agent is an anticholinergic drug, such as atropine.
What medication is combined with mark1 or atnaa kit?
Atropine is combined with pralidoxime chloride to counteract organophosphate poisoning (used in some but not all modern nerve agents as well as insectocides).
Medicine taken to counteract a poison?
The alkaloids found in atropine, which is derived from the poisonous plant known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, turns off the nerve receptors, counteracting the effects of these toxins.
What is the drug injected into the heart to protect from chemical agents?
There are two drugs you get to carry around with you to keep you from dying in a chemical agent attack. One's atropine--one of the things nerve gas does to you is slows down your heart, and atropine speeds it up. The other is "2 Pam Chloride" which neutralizes the nerve agent.
What drug is taken to prevent symptoms of nerve agent exposure?
Atropine
What is the antidote for nerve agent exposure with respiratory or neurological distress?
Atropine and pralidoxime chloride
How do you treat nerve agent exposure?
Atropine and 2-PAM Chloride are two that can be used. See the Wikipedia article for Nerve Agent
How do you treat a nerve agent exposure?
Atropine and 2-PAM Chloride are two that can be used. See the Wikipedia article for Nerve Agent
What does atropine do the heart?
It blocks the vegus nerve/ parasympathetic heart. This means that the heart rate can not be slowed down.
What in mark 1 or atnna antidote kits combined conteract nerve agent poisoning?
atropine and 2-pam chloride
Administering first-aid for a nerve agent seconds?
Atropine is noramlly administered via an auto injector to combat the bradycardia and dissarythmias
You remind them that medications contained in the mark i or atnaa antidote kits combined with help to counteract nerve agent poisoning?
You're preparing your AirYou're preparing your Airmen for deployment. During a class on nerve agent treatment, you remind them that medications contained in the MARK I or ATNAA antidote kits combined with _____ help to counteract nerve agent poisoning.
