ODORS Flashcards
Hydrogen Fluoride
Rotten eggs
AUC 338-Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) – This gas has a strong irritating odor similar to rotten eggs. Prolonged exposure to HF gas will desensitize your sense of smell making it undetectable. Inhaling HF gas can result in immediate or delayed onset pulmonary edema.
Hydrogen Cyanide
Burnt almonds
Tabun
Fruit
Chlorine
Bleach
Acetaldehyde
Fruit
Hydrogen Chloride
Pungent odor
Phosphine Gas
Fish or garlic
Mustard
Garlic
Lewisite
Geraniums
Cyanogen Chloride
Burnt almonds
Phosgene
Musty hay
Hydrogen sulfide
Rotten eggs
Soman
Camphor or fruit odor
TABUN (GA) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?
TABUN (NERVE AGENT) SMELLS LIKE FRUIT
VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS
TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM
SARIN (GB) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?
SARIN (GB) HAS NO ODOR
VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS
TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM
SOMAN (GD) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?
SOMAN (GD) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE CAMPHOR OR FRUIT ODOR
VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS
TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM