The answer depends on when the tablets are used. According to USA's recommendations, the medication needs to be taken 8 hours before a known attack and before the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning start. Accordingly, there's no significant effect if taken immediately before or worst, after the symptoms start. In those circumstances, the use of the three injectable ATNAA with or without use of the injectable CANA if severe symptoms occur is indicated.
Nerve agents are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine at nerve synapses. The antidote to counteract the nerve agent is an anticholinergic drug, such as atropine.
You're preparing your AirYou're preparing your Airmen for deployment. During a class on nerve agent treatment, you remind them that medications contained in the MARK I or ATNAA antidote kits combined with _____ help to counteract nerve agent poisoning.
P-Tabs
P-Tabs
Cera Lite
p-tabs
Sudden drooling
tightness in the chestAAs you arrive at the scene of a possible nerve agent chemical attack, you begin by protecting yourself and assessing the scene. Which of the following is a symptom ofmild nerve agent poisoning?s you arrive at the scene of a possible nerve agent chemical attack, you begin by protecting yourself and assessing the scene. Which of the following is a symptom of mild nerve agent poisoning?Nerve agents attack very swiftly with death occurring in about 8 sec's. Tightness of breath, unconsciousness and death. Warning of chemical attack is done by clanging metal objects together.Tightness in the chest
tightness in chest
Tightness in the chest
Tightness in the chest
Atropine is combined with pralidoxime chloride to counteract organophosphate poisoning (used in some but not all modern nerve agents as well as insectocides).