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EVALUATION OF CS AEROSOLS AS A RIOT-CONTROL AGENT IN MAN

NCJ Number
557
Author(s)
P J GUTENTAG; J HART
Date Published
1960
Length
28 pages
Annotation
AN EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF CS AEROSOLS AND TO STANDARDIZE CS AS A RIOT CONTROL AGENT.
Abstract
THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TESTS AND THE RESULTS DISCUSSED. DATA ARE PRESENTED ON THE EFFECTS OF CS AEROSOLS ON UNTRAINED AND TRAINED MEN WITH AND WITHOUT PROTECTIVE MASKS. EFFECTS ARE TABULATED ON SUBJECTS WITH HYPERTENSION, JAUNDICE, HEPATITIS, ULCERS, AND BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. THE EFFECTS ON PARTS OF THE BODY AND INTERNAL CHANGES ARE DESCRIBED. CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE USE OF CS ARE LISTED.