There are many types of nerve agents, and sarin gas is one of them. Sarin gas is described as a “colorless, odorless liquid at room temperature” ( ). Even though the stockpiling is prohibited by the CWC, Afghanistan has tons of sarin gas. Sarin is one of the most toxic, and is ten times more powerful than tabun. Sarin gas can be evaporated into a vapor and spread into the environment. If sarin gas was to be released into the air, to effectively destroy the troop’s concentrations, people may be exposed through skin contact or eye contact, even by breathing the air that is contaminated. The extent of the poisoning will all depend on how much was released, how it was released, and how long the exposure lasted. Some side effects of sarin exposure are, runny nose, watery eyes, small pupils, eye pain, blurred vision, drooling and excessive …show more content…
In addition, these symptoms can be experience within seconds to hours of the exposure. This is quite a scary nerve agent; I mean the troops or anyone that is exposed to sarin gas, without even knowing it. Sarin gas has some long-term effects too, for those who survive the exposure; it can cause them long-term central nervous system effects, even changes in brain activity. When it comes to how we could mitigate such attacks, it is quite hard to establish since many attacks will not always be immediately apparent, since they can be odorless and colorless. With sarin gas once it is inhaled, the toxin attacks both the nervous and respiratory system, causing shortness of breath leading to suffocation, intense pain, and seizures. It is also quite hard to mitigate, because all chemical weapons are banned under the international law, but that has actually not stopped countries from using it ( ). One thing troops can do is be alert to the possible agent, be alert of indications such as, any unusual dead or dying animals in the area, victims displaying symptoms f any nausea, convulsions, disorientation, unusual vapors,
This caused many men to have shell shock. The Germans in 2nd battle of Ypres first used the gas. Many men died from gas attacks, the gas would fill their lungs with fluid until they slowly drowned in the fluid. Over the top attacks were even worse soldiers would fix bayonets and wait for the whistle from officers, aware that minutes later they stood a good chance of being killed. At the whistle, they would climb over the trenches and advance into no-man's land facing a hail of machine gun fire and shells.
Another factor is nose bleeds as they last for 3-4 days constantly in a row. As a majority of the gas is released into the atmosphere it chemically poisons the drinking water which has given especially young children (5-6) a metallic taste which led to them throwing up or vomiting as the taste is potentially very strong. The farmer had a child who would play happily all day but in some instances his legs would stop, limb and become numb. This approximately lasted for 2-20mins intervals. Other factors considering the emotions of residents are kidney failures, neuropathy as well as consistent headaches. Residents have reported that the emotional psychological wired spread has caused residents near the surrounding to face anger, anxiety, depression as well as even makes them
Sargon of Akkad reigned ancient Mesopotamia from about 2334 to 2279 BCE. He conquered all of southern Mesopotamia and parts of Anatolia, Syria and Elam. He was commonly known as Sargon the Great. Sargon’s father was unknown and there is no record of him. His mother was a priestess for the goddess Innana. Since his mother was a priestess, she could not reveal the fact that she was pregnant or keep the child, so she sent Sargon down the Euphrates River in a basket. A man named Akki later found him floating in the river and adopted him. Akki was a gardener for the Sumerian king of Kish, Ur-Zababa.
Mild toxicity has symptoms of lacrimation, eye pain, irritation of the mucus membrane, hoarseness, swelling of the skin, sneezing, and coughing. Severe toxicity’s symptoms include blindness, blistering, vomiting, nausea, and respiratory complications. Lung injury was the leading cause of death after the exposure of mustard gas. Lung injuries start with mild symptoms, and slowly increase into chemical pneumonia, and pulmonary edema. Within twenty-four hours of exposure to skin, victims are itchy and skin irritation, which lead to yellow filled blisters. Five to ten days after the exposure of large amounts of mustard gas, there is a drastic reduction in white blood cells. The decrease of white blood cells, affect the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue to look as if the person was exposed to radiation. The best treatment is decontamination.
created to try to deprive North Vietnamese soldiers, or guerillas, of food, cover, and other resources during the war. The U.S. sprayed nearly 20 million gallons in all from 1962 to 1971 in Vietnam, eastern Laos, and parts of Cambodia as part of Operation Ranch Hand. Unfortunately, the effects of Agent Orange did not just hurt the Viet Cong soldiers and the environment, but also many South Vietnam soldiers and U.S. soldiers who had to go through the pesticide infested area. The entire environment that it covered was harmed very substantially and nearly every person who came in contact with it now suffers from an illness or has a very increased risk of nerve, digestive, skin, and respiratory disorders, as well as numerous cancers. The ruminants from the chemical have also had effects on the offspring of veterans with it in their system; anywhere from birth defects to cancers have been reported from the chemical
World War 1 was know as “the chemists war” so they are many chemicals going in the air that it cause deaths. The usage of poison gas was war crime and it prohibited the usage of poison or poisoned weapons. The most effective gas was mustard gas. Mustard gas was used to trouble and disable the enemy and contaminate the front. The gas also caused internal and external bleeding, leaving. Poison gas blinded eyes, i can see the victims fighting for breath saying their throats are closing and they know they're going to die of choking.
After nearly 15 years of continuous military intervention and direct combat action, soldiers returning from overseas deployments have increasingly experienced blast related traumatic brain injuries (blast induced traumatic brain injury). The asymmetrical nature of modern warfare coupled with a large insurgency has led to a shift in the class of combat casualties which occur on the contemporary battlefield. The large number of improvised explosive devises encountered by American troops has produced a dramatic rise in the number of blast related blast induced traumatic brain injury victims returning from the battlefield. During the war in Iraq nearly half of the combat injuries experienced resulted from neurotrauma related to blast exposure (Dries, 2012). Blast induced traumatic brain injury can manifest symptoms through a myriad of physical, psychological, and cognitive deficiencies due to the pathoanotomical and
Many times, the decisions we make affect and hurt the closest friends and family we love the most. (Lex Luger, n.p.). When this occurs, we as humans are left with two vital paths to choose from; strive to make a better version of yourself, or keep hurting those beloved ones, and eventually, watch them leave. For those who become better, will receive great power, and therefore, great responsibility. Although on the other hand, those who continue to hurt those dearest to them, will be left with nothing but themselves. In other words,until you see what really is needed in both one's self and one's surroundings, only then will you thrive.
Veterans with neurological problems experienced blurry vision, memory loss, and acts of anger. (Fred) Some of the patients even had suicidal thoughts. Agent Orange has also been linked to cases of cancer, including cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. (Veterans and Cancer 1) The veterans may experience such issues immediately after being exposed to the toxin, or some time afterwards. Another factor is the directness of exposure. Those exposed to Agent Orange directly suffered greater skin irritation than those exposed to the herbicide indirectly. In some cases, lesions and tumors developed on the face, neck, arms, and back due to direct exposure to the chemical. The United States should have looked into these health complications before using the toxin.
Agent Orange contained a chemical that was very toxic called dioxin. Dioxin enters human tissue by direct contact with skin inhalation through the lungs and through direct contact with food and water supplies. Experiments have shown that dioxin affects a number of organs and systems once they enter your body they last a very long time that is estimated to be about 7 to 15 years with a possibility of lasting up to 20 years because its stays in the body’s fat cells. (World Health Organization)
This gas may cause temporary blindness and inflammation of the nose and throat of the victim. A gas mask would easily offer good protection against this gas. This chemical and any chemical with bromide were quite popular during World War I since it was easily brewed.
Poison gas is green in color and the victims of a chlorine attack would definitely choke. Since the inhaled gas reacts instantly with water in a person’s airway and creates hydrochloric acid, swelling and blocking the lung tissue, causing suffocation (Pruszewicz). There have also been incidents where the gas, when inhaled, melts the lungs and the airways which is one the most gruesome ways to die. With the use of poison gas young lads, as expressed in All Quiet on the Western Front, lose
There are many types of chemical agents that can be used for a variety of effects. Most are not meant to be lethal, but most chemicals at high concentrations can be lethal.
On April 1915, The first poison gas attack began when the German forces shocked the Allied forces along the Western Front by firing more than 150 tonnes of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Belgium (History.com Staff, 2010). Poison gas was the most feared of all weapons in World War One. Poison gas was used in the trenches even when there was no attack going on. If a Soldiers got trapped with poison gas, it would mean that soldiers have to put a crude gas mask (Figure 1) on because it helped protect the soldiers from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases. Poison gas can leave the victim in agony for days and weeks before they succumbed to their injuries.
This chemical lead to severe issues like irritation of the skin, psychological issues, birth defects and etc. In 1979 there was a lawsuit on the behalf of 2.4 million who were exposed to this chemical. The Agent Orange was the group name for these people. About 2 million people suffered from cancer because of these terrible chemical. This strategy killed/injured a great amount of the U.S troops and it was too dangerous for us to