Treatment of Blister Gas Victims (Part 2)
5. Wash thoroughly with soap. (Dispose of mask after washing.) Decontaminate with water if no medicine is available.
6. Wash eyes (2% baking soda/water solution) and put on clean clothes.
7. For poisoned lungs…
2% baking soda/water solution
Gauze mask
Caution
- Immediate action required, at least within 15 minutes of exposure.
- Treatment within the first few minutes of exposure may prevent the development of blisters.
- Symptoms begin to show within a few hours.
- Failure to quickly remove poison from the skin will result in death
