Nerve agents of nerve action

Observations of military conflicts and local wars of recent decades show us that the concept of «chemical weapons» has not yet been deleted from the military lexicon of various countries, despite the convention on its prohibition. In recent decades, there have been cases of the use of mustard gas, sarin, tabun and VX in Halabaja (Iraq), sarin in Tokyo (Japan) in 1995 and in Syria in 2013, 2017, incidents with substances of the Novichok group in 2018 and 2020, there are cases of the use of grenades with toxic substances by the Armed Forces of Ukraine substances (chlorine, ammonia). The use of organophosphorus compounds as the most effective group of toxic substances for sabotage purposes or as part of an armed conflict is not excluded.

They form fast-acting, persistent, deadly foci with a high specific gravity of extremely severe patients with an unfavorable prognosis. Knowledge of the clinical manifestations of damage by toxic chemicals belonging to the FOV group, principles of medical care.

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