CHEMICAL AGENTS Flashcards

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SARIN (GB)

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NERVE AGENT

ODOR: NO ODOR

SIGN/SYMPTOMS: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS/CONVULSIONS/SLUDGEMS

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TABUN (GA)

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NERVE AGENT

ODOR: FRUIT

SIGN/SYMPTOMS: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS/CONVULSIONS/SLUDGEMS

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SOMAN (GX)

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NERVE AGENT

ODOR: FRUIT

SIGN/SYMPTOMS: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS/CONVULSIONS/SLUDGEMS

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VX

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NERVE AGENT

ODOR: NO ODOR

SIGN/SYMPTOMS: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS/CONVULSIONS/SLUDGEMS

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MUSTARD

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BLISTER AGENT

ODOR: GARLIC

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO MUSTARD AGENTS DO NOT APPEAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS, SKIN BLISTERING

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LEWISITE

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BLISTER AGENT

ODOR: GARLIC

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO LEWISITE AGENTS APPEAR IMMEDIATELY, EYE IRRITATION, SKIN AND AIRWAYS, TISSUE NECROSIS

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HYDROGEN CYANIDE

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BLOOD AGENT

ODOR: BURNT ALMONDS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO BLOOD AGENTS: VICTIMS GASPING FOR AIR, CONVULSIONS

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CYANOGEN CHLORIDE

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BLOOD AGENT

ODOR: BURNT ALMONDS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO BLOOD AGENTS: VICTIMS GASPING FOR AIR, CONVULSIONS

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CHLORINE

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CHOKING AGENT

ODOR: CHLORINE OR GRASS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO BLOOD AGENTS: VICTIMS GASPING FOR AIR, EYE IRRITATION

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AMMONIA

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CHOKING AGENT

ODOR: CHLORINE OR GRASS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO BLOOD AGENTS: VICTIMS GASPING FOR AIR, EYE IRRITATION

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PHOSGENE

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CHOKING AGENT

ODOR: MUSKY HAY

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO CHOKING AGENTS: VICTIMS GASPING FOR AIR, EYE IRRITATION ++DELAYED++

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CHEMICAL AGENTS ACRONYM

“Frank Never Gets Blisters Although Bob Can Choke”

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FRANK NEVER GETS BLISTERS ALTHOUGH BOBBY CAN CHOKE

F – Fruity N –Nerve​*(Sarin & VX no odor)

G – Garlic B – Blister​Mustard

A –Almond B – Blood​Hydrogen Cyanide, Cyanogens Chloride

C – Chlorine C – Choking​Ammonia, Phosgen

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ALL CHEMICAL AGENTS EXCEPT __________ ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR.

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HYDROGEN CYANIDE

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WHAT 2 CHEMICAL AGENTS WILL HAVE DELAYED SYMPTOMS?

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MUSTARDS & PHOSGENE

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WHAT DOES HYDROGEN SULFIDE SMELL LIKE?

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ROTTEN EGGS

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IN CHEMICAL SUICIDES, FORMIC ACID (CARBON MONOXIDE) WILL GIVE OFF THIS SMELL?

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ODORLESS

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IN CHEMICAL SUICIDES, CYANIDE SALTS (HYDROGEN CYANIDE SALTS) WILL GIVE OFF THIS SMELL?

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BITTER ALMOND LIKE

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IN CHEMICAL SUICIDES, POLY SULFIDES (HYDROGEN SULFIDES) WILL GIVE OFF THIS SMELL?

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ROTTEN EGGS

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IN CHEMICAL SUICIDES, ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE (PHOSPHINE GASES) WILL GIVE OFF THIS SMELL?

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FISH OR GARLIC LIKE ODOR

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IN CHEMICAL SUICIDES, A CYLINDER OF INERT GASES WILL GIVE OFF THIS SMELL?

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ODORLESS

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NITROGEN MUSTARD

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BLISTER AGENT (VESICANT)

SMELL - FISH OR MUSTY ODOR

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ALL CHEMICAL AGENTS EXCEPT __________ ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR.

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HYDROGEN CYANIDE