Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Training Support Package
Participant Guide
Slide 52
Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism:
TICs & TIMs
Clinical
Phosphine : Treatment
• Early/mild cases
– Non-specific
– GI effect, cough, chest tightness, eye irritation
• Late/serious exposure
– Pulmonary edema, coma, seizures, death
– Knock-down gas
• Rapid progression and deterioration in fatal cases
Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants
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Shortly after exposure or following very low-dose exposure, patients will present with
non-specific symptoms that may include GI effects (nausea, vomiting), cough, tightness
of the chest, and eye irritation. If treatment is delayed or the exposure is heavier,
subjects may experience pulmonary edema, coma, and seizure leading to death.
Typically symptoms progress rapidly in cases of fatal exposure.
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