Chemical Terrorism Exam 1

Question 1

What are the categories of chemical weapons?

Answer 1

• Blister Agents
• Choking Agents
• Blood Agents
• Nerve Agents

Question 2

examples of blister agents

Answer 2

Vesicants

• Mustard gas H (Sulfur HD, Nitrogen HT)
• Lewisite

Question 3

mustard nicknames

Answer 3

– Yperite Battle of Ypres, Belgium (Flanders)
– LOST= Lommel and Steinkopf (Bayer AG)
– Yellow Crosses

Question 4

How does solubility affect irritant gas effects?

Answer 4

• High solubility = gas affects the airway
• Medium solubility = gas affects airway, bronchi, alveoli
• Low solubility = gas affects alveoli, bronchi

Question 5

What is the latest antidose for cyanide?

Answer 5

Hydro(xy)cobalamin which creates Cyanocobalamin (B12)

Question 6

What is the antidote for nerve gas?

Answer 6

• Atropine: competitive antagnost against muscarinic receptors but does not reactive inactivated acetylcholinesterase
• Pralidoxime: Reactivates inactivated acetylcholinesterase; can reverse the blockade