The therapeutic use of localized cooling in the treatment of VX poisoning

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-56

  Sawyer, T W ^a   Mikler, J ^a   Worek, F ^b   Reiter, G ^b   Thiermann, H ^b   Tenn, C ^a   Weatherby, K ^a   Bohnert, S ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical Warfare (CW); Decontamination; HI 6; Hypothermia; Reactive Skin Decontaminant Lotion (RSDL ); VX

Indexed keywords

1 (4 CARBAMOYLPYRIDINIO) 1' (2 HYDROXYIMINOMETHYLPYRIDINIO)DIMETHYL ETHER; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; ICE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; OXIME; PLASTIC; REACTIVE SKIN DECONTAMINANT LOTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CRYOTHERAPY; MALE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79957804540     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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