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First aid in the prevention and treatment of chemical casualties

  • 1941
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Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.

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  • 23 cm H
  • 31 pages
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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United States. Office of Civilian Defense. “First Aid in the Prevention and Treatment of Chemical Casualties.” Washington (D.C.): United States. Office of Civilian Defense, 1941. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/h128nf61k.

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Figure A.—Blister following liquid mustard. Figure B.—Same as Figure A after two weeks.
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Figure C.—Blue stage of phosgene poisoning.
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Figure D.—Mustard vapor burn of body and eyes.
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Figure E.—Mustard vapor burn of body after two weeks.
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Figure F.—Liquid mustard burn of foot after five weeks.
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Figure G.—Diagram indicating operation of decontamination station.
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