Sarin poisoning of a rescue team in the Matsumoto sarin incident in Japan.

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TextPublication details: Melbourne, Australia : BMJ 1997Description: 5 pSubject(s):

sarin -- Japan

DDC classification:

615.9 21

Subject: A nerve agent sarin was released in Matsumoto city, Japan, on 27 June 1994. About 600 people were affected by the sarin, including seven who died. Fifty two rescuers engaged in helping the victims and 18 were affected. The aim was to investigate how the rescuers were affected by sarin. Health examinations and a questionnaire survey were conducted with all rescuers. A rescuer who was one of the first engated and who worked for about five hours in areas contaminated with sarin was admitted to hospital after poisoning; the others did not consult doctors although they showed slight muscarinic symptoms. The later the rescuers started theiry work, the less likely they were to experience symptoms of sarin exposure, and non one starting work 270 minutes after the original release of sarin was affected.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F615.9 SAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900075278

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Reprinted from Occupational and environmental medicine; 1997; v. 54; p. 697-701

A nerve agent sarin was released in Matsumoto city, Japan, on 27 June 1994. About 600 people were affected by the sarin, including seven who died. Fifty two rescuers engaged in helping the victims and 18 were affected. The aim was to investigate how the rescuers were affected by sarin. Health examinations and a questionnaire survey were conducted with all rescuers. A rescuer who was one of the first engated and who worked for about five hours in areas contaminated with sarin was admitted to hospital after poisoning; the others did not consult doctors although they showed slight muscarinic symptoms. The later the rescuers started theiry work, the less likely they were to experience symptoms of sarin exposure, and non one starting work 270 minutes after the original release of sarin was affected.

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