Advice on assistance and protection provided by the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Part 3. On medical care and treatment of injuries from sulfur mustard. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Timperley, Christopher M.; Forman, Jonathan E.; Abdollahi, Mohammad; Al-Amri, Abdullah Saeed; Baulig, Augustin; Benachour, Djafer; Borrett, Veronica; Cariño, Flerida A.; Curty, Christophe; Geist, Michael; Gonzalez, David; Kane, William; Kovarik, Zrinka; Martínez-Álvarez, Roberto; Mourão, Nicia Maria Fusaro; Neffe, Slawomir; Raza, Syed K.; Rubaylo, Valentin; Suárez, Alejandra Graciela; Takeuchi, Koji; Tang, Cheng; Trifirò, Ferruccio; van Straten, Francois Mauritz; Vanninen, Paula S.; Vučinić, Slavica; Zaitsev, Volodymyr; Zafar-Uz-Zaman, Muhammad; Zina, Mongia Saïd; Holen, Stian; Alwan, Wesam S.; Suri, Vivek; Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Ghanei, Mostafa;
• Is Part Of: Toxicology. Volume 463(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Blister agent -- Chemical warfare agent -- Chemical weapons -- Medical management -- OPCW -- Sulfur mustard; Toxicology -- Periodicals; Chemicals -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; 615.9005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.152967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-483X

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Work of the Organisation of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is described. Advice on assistance and protection from OPCW Scientific Advisory Board is provided. The advice addresses medical care/treatment of injuries from sulfur mustard. Scientific literature on the topics is reviewed and 243 references are included. This advice serves as a resource for toxicologists, medics and emergency responders. Abstract: Blister agents damage the skin, eyes, mucous membranes and subcutaneous tissues. Other toxic effects may occur after absorption. The response of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to a request from the OPCW Director-General in 2013 on the status of medical countermeasures and treatments to blister agents is updated through the incorporation of the latest information. The physical and toxicological properties of sulfur mustard and clinical effects and treatments are summarised. The information should assist medics and emergency responders who may be unfamiliar with the toxidrome of sulfur mustard and its treatment.