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Nerve Agent Exposure > Prevention Author: Elliot Rodriguez, MD, FACEP; Christine M. Stork, PharmD, DABAT
Editorial changes - 2011-12-08
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Rationale:

  • The paste serves as a barrier to absorption of the agent through skin.

Evidence:

  • SERPACWA, when tested in a rabbit animal model, reduced mortality and preserved AChE activity for up to 5 hours after exposure to VX and soman (9).
  • Human studies show effectiveness against urushiol and methyl nicotinate (10).

Comments:

  • Currently SERPACWA is only available to military personnel.

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Christine M. Stork, PharmD, DABAT has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Elliot Rodriguez, MD, FACEP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Jerrold B. Leikin, MD, editorial consultant, has testified on the effects of carbon monoxide exposure in civil courts.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.


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