The standard treatment of nerve agent poisoning is pretreatment with the carbamate pyridostigmine, and post-exposure therapy with atropine, an oxime (PAM, toxogonin or HI-6) and diazepam. Some of the literature…
Ricin is a toxin of plant origin which causes fatal permeability-type (non-cardiogenic) pulmonary oedema on inhalation of the aerosol. Ricin is composed of two chains, linked by a disulfide bond.…
Phosgene is a toxic substance which causes fatal permeability-type (non-cardiogenic) pulmonary oedema on inhalation. Phosgene is a simple low-molecular-weight synthetic chemical which was used as a chemical warfare agent in…
