Chemical agents have been used previously in wartime on numerous occasions, from World
War I to the Gulf War. In 1994 and1995, sarin nerve gas was used first in peacetime as a …

The Tokyo subway sarin attack was the second documented incident of nerve gas poisoning
in Japan. Prior to the Tokyo subway sarin attack, there had never been such a large‐scale …

Sarin is now a weapon of the terrorist. Its acute effects are primarily due to unrestricted
cholinergic activity at both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors. Treatment is based on the use …

The Tokyo subway sarin attack was the second documented incident of nerve gas poisoning
in Japan. The authors report how St. Luke's Hospital dealt with this disaster from the …

This report describes the rescue activities and the exposure of rescue and hospital
personnel from the first unexpected nerve gas terrorist attack using sarin (isopropyl …

Nerve agents are organophosphate anticholinesterases that have commanded a great deal
of media attention in the past decade. Their military use by Iraq against Iran and the Kurds …

On 27 June 1994 a Japanese terrorist group, Aum Shinrikyo, released sarin in Matsumoto.
Some 600 people were exposed: 58 were admitted to six hospitals and all recovered: seven …

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Two terrorist attacks with the nerve agent Sarin affected citizens in Matsumoto and Tokyo,
Japan in 1994 and 1995, killing 19 and injuring more the 6000. Sarin, a very potent …

The sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway system is reviewed from a clinical toxicology
perspective. Based on the lessons learned from this attack, the following areas should be …