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Briefly, @walterlekh and others in the #OSINT community. Question about usage of #nerve agents (more likely than blister or irritant) and how to protect oneself. Carbon filters are essentially the best barriers available on the ground (car air filters for example).

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#Organophosphate poisoning is punctuated by “excessive parasympathetic” nerve tone - think the “rest and digest” but in overdrive. This causes excessive salivation, bronchoconstriction (wheezing), lacrimation (tearful), airway secretions, flushing, diarrhea, vomiting, …
…muscle tremors, constricted pupils, sweating, and confusion. The first symptoms are usually salivation (makes sense; quickest to react). Treatment is atropine and 2-PAM Chloride (see Mark I Kit).
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