Medical decontamination of the skin should be suitable for a variety of biological surface
detoxification and decontamination schemes for both chemical weapons and pesticides …

Publisher Summary Organophosphates (OP) nerve agents are a serious threat to military
and civilian personnel. Another serious problem that may be encountered while caring for …

This chapter focuses upon decontaminating skin exposed to chemical warfare agent (CWA).
Although the protective equipment chapter discusses effective barriers to protect an …

Chemical warfare agents, such as soman, and pesticides, such as chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos or
malathion, are toxic organophosphorous compounds (OPCs) that are readily absorbed by …

The human integument is remarkably impermeable to a wide range of xenobiotics and this
characteristic is mainly attributable to the outermost layer of skin, the stratum corneum …

To general toxicologist and those involved in skin, hair and nail decontamination of chemical
warfare and chemicals of mass destruction. The birth of this field occurred in Belgium–a …

Decontamination of unprotected skin areas is crucial to prevent excessive penetration of
chemical contaminants after criminal or accidental release. A review of literature studies was …

Rapid decontamination of the skin is the single most important action to prevent dermal
absorption of chemical contaminants in persons exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWA) …

Skin decontamination is the primary intervention needed in chemical, biological and
radiological exposures, involving immediate removal of the contaminant from the skin …

Yet, acute irritant dermatitis remains with us–in developed and less developed nations
worldwide. This thin volume summarizes what is known–in hopes that ready knowledge …