Recommendations of the specialists of the chemical laboratory of the companies “Center LTD”: actions in case of CHEMICAL DANGER

ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF CHEMICAL HAZARD:

• keep calm, don’t panic
• wear gas mask, respirator or gauze bandage, closed clothing
• stay indoors and tightly close and seal cracks in windows, doors, close chimneys, ventilation hatches
• follow further instructions through the media about the place of collection for evacuation
• warn relatives, neighbors, the elderly about the danger and evacuation, provide assistance to the disabled
• if you suspect an injury – avoid physical activity, drink plenty of fluids and seek medical attention
• fter leaving the infected area, remove outer clothing, wash thoroughly.

FIRST AID FOR POISONING BY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS:

CHLORINE:

• the victim should be immediately taken out into the fresh air, tightly covered and allowed to breathe water vapor or aerosol 0.5% soda solution for 15 minutes
• do not allow to move independently
• to transport – only in a lying position
• if necessary – do artificial respiration
• wash the contaminant from the body, change clothes
• in case of eye damage – rinse with plenty of water or a weak solution of soda

AMMONIA:

 

• the victim should be taken out into the fresh air immediately
• to transport – in a supine position
• provide warmth, calm, give moist oxygen
• wash the contaminant from the body, change clothes

PHOSGENE:

• the victim should be taken out into the fresh air immediately
• give oxygen, rinse eyes with warm water
• observe for 48 hours (pulmonary edema may develop)

 

PHOSPHYN:

• the victim should be taken out into the fresh air immediately
• wash away possible dirt and change clothes
• if necessary, give oxygen, activated carbon at the rate of 1 gram per kilogram of weight

HYDROGEN CHLORIDE:

• the victim should be taken out into the fresh air immediately
• wash off the dirt for at least 3 minutes and change clothes
• rinse eyes with water or saline solution for 15 minutes
• give to drink as much water as possible

NITROGEN OXIDES:

• the victim should be taken out into the fresh air immediately
• wash off dirt for at least 15 minutes and change clothes
• rinse eyes for at least 15 minutes
• give to drink as much water as possible