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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 44<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

• Clinical Manifestations<br />

– High concentrations<br />

• Seizures<br />

• Syncope / dysrhythmias<br />

• Respiratory arrest<br />

– Lower concentrations:<br />

• Vomiting<br />

• Diarrhea<br />

• Salivation<br />

• Lung injury<br />

Sulfuryl Fluoride<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

44<br />

Clinical signs <strong>of</strong> sulfuryl fluoride exposure are concentration dependent and may include<br />

vomiting, diarrhea, salivation, and lung injury at lower concentrations and, in higher<br />

doses, may lead to seizures, syncope/dysrhythmias, and respiratory arrest.<br />

Acute and delayed symptoms <strong>of</strong> poisoning may also include depression, slowed gait,<br />

slurred speech, stomach pain, drunkenness, itching, numbness, twitching, and seizures.<br />

Skin contact with sulfuryl fluoride normally poses no hazard, but contact with liquid<br />

sulfuryl fluoride can cause pain and frostbite due to rapid vaporization.<br />

Sulfuryl fluoride gas is odorless and colorless, does not cause tears or immediately<br />

noticeable eye irritation, and lacks any other warning property. Thus, chloropicrin is<br />

added.<br />

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