Chemical Agents

Blood Agents

Example: Hydrogen cyanide

Physical Properties: Highly volatile gas with a bitter almond odor.

General Signs and Symptoms: Violent convulsions, stoppage of breathing, cardiac failure.

Relative Rate of Action: Incapacitation within minutes and death within 15 minutes.

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