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Toxic chemical weapons of assassination and warfare: nerve agents VX and sarin

The use of VX and sarin as weapons of assassination and warfare raises important considerations for healthcare professionals who may encounter victims, bystanders, and responders who require prompt assessment and treatment. Chemical warfare agents such as VX and sarin constitute a considerable threa...

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Autores principales: Chai, Peter R., Boyer, Edward W., Al-Nahhas, Houssam, Erickson, Timothy B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6027656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29974075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24734306.2017.1373503
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description The use of VX and sarin as weapons of assassination and warfare raises important considerations for healthcare professionals who may encounter victims, bystanders, and responders who require prompt assessment and treatment. Chemical warfare agents such as VX and sarin constitute a considerable threat to the health of the civilian population, military personnel, and peacekeeping forces. Healthcare providers should recognize symptoms of nerve agent exposure, understand regional and international notification procedures for potential attacks, as well as the indications for and available supply of antidotal therapy.
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spelling pubmed-60276562018-07-02 Toxic chemical weapons of assassination and warfare: nerve agents VX and sarin Chai, Peter R. Boyer, Edward W. Al-Nahhas, Houssam Erickson, Timothy B. Toxicol Commun Article The use of VX and sarin as weapons of assassination and warfare raises important considerations for healthcare professionals who may encounter victims, bystanders, and responders who require prompt assessment and treatment. Chemical warfare agents such as VX and sarin constitute a considerable threat to the health of the civilian population, military personnel, and peacekeeping forces. Healthcare providers should recognize symptoms of nerve agent exposure, understand regional and international notification procedures for potential attacks, as well as the indications for and available supply of antidotal therapy. 2017-09-07 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC6027656/ /pubmed/29974075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24734306.2017.1373503 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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