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Appendix C
Lethal and Incapacitating Chemical Weapons

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Agent	Effects	Onset	First Aid
Nerve Agents
GA (Tabun), ethyl N,N-dimethyl-phosphoramidocyanidate GB (Sarin), isopropyl-methylphosphorofluoridate GD (Soman), Trimethylpropylmethylphosphorofluoridate GF, cyclohexyl-methylphosphorofluoridate VX, o-ethyl S-[2-(diiospropylamino)ethyl]methylphosphorofluoridate	Miosis, rhinorrhea, dyspnea, convulsions	seconds to minutes	Atropine, pralidoxime, anticonvulsants, ventilation
Vesicants
H, HD (mustard), bis-2-chlorethyl sulfide CX (Phosgene oxime), dichloroformoxime	Erythema, blisters, eye irritation, dyspnea	minutes to hours	Decontamination, topical antibiotics, bronchodilators,topical antibiotics, ventilation
L (Lewisite), J-chlorovinyldichloroarsine			British antilewisite
Cyanide
AC (Hydrocyanic acid) CK (Cyanogen chloride)	Loss of consciousness, convulsions, apnea	minutes	Nitrites, sodium thiosulfate
Pulmonary Agents
CG (phosgene), carbonyl chloride DP (Diphosgene), trichloromethylchlorformate	Dyspnea, coughing	minutes to hours	Oxygen, ventilation, bronchodilators
Riot Control Agents
CS, 2-chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile CN, 1-chloroacetophenone CR, dibenz (b,F)-1:4-oxazepine CA, bromobenzylcyanide DM, diphenylaminearsine DA, diphenylchlorarsine DC, diphenylcyanoarsine	Burning stinging of eyes, nose, airway, vomiting	seconds to minutes	Water for eyes, skin, bronchodilators, oxygen, ventilation for lungs
Opioids
Carfentanil Sufentanil	Dyspnea, ataxia, catatonia	minutes	Naloxone, nalmefene, naltrexone, ventilation
Anesthetics
Chloroform Halothane Cyclopropane Ether	Analgesia, loss of reflexes and conciousness	minutes	Ventilation
Antimuscarinics
BX, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate	mydriasis, erythema, ataxia, delirium	1 hour	Tacrine, physostigmine
Cholinergics
Nicotine Epibatidine Anatoxin A	Weakness, tremors, apnea, convulsions	minutes	Mecamylamine