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If sarin is in the air, people can be exposed through skin or eye contact, or breathing in the sarin gas. Because sarin vapor is heavier than air, it will sink to low-lying areas and increase the risk of exposure there.
Exposure to even a small amount of Sarin may be fatal, yet treatments are available that may prevent permanent neurological damage and death. Here's a look at how it works and how exposure to Sarin is treated. Sarin is an organophosphate nerve gas—a type of chemical weapon.
There is evidence that pupil size is reduced (i.e., miosis) in humans 1–7 days after acute exposure to sarin, VEPs are reduced 6–8 months after acute exposure, and other visual and ocular effects persist in humans during the first week and remain for several months to years after exposure.
Exposure to high doses of sarin can result in tremors, seizures, and hypothermia. A more severe effect of sarin is the build-up of ACh in the central nervous system (CNS) which causes paralysis and ultimately peripherally-mediated respiratory arrest, leading to death.
Exposure to nerve agents may be rapidly fatal. Eye exposure: Liquid sarin produces health effects within seconds to minutes; larger exposures may cause death within 1 to 10 minutes. Ingestion exposure: No information is available on the time course of effects following ingestion of sarin.
A systematic review to evaluate the evidence for long-term neurological effects in humans and animals following acute exposure to sarin nerve agent.
Within seconds of exposure to sarin gas (or liquid, which evaporates easily), we start to notice the immediate effects of acetylcholine buildup. First, our smooth muscles and secretions go...
We know that exposure to sarin can result in death, or short-term health effects including seizures, paralysis, and difficulty breathing within 24 hours of exposure. In contrast, long-term health effects of sarin exposure could be observed days, weeks, or years after exposure.
The toxicity of sarin in humans is largely based on calculations from studies with animals. The lethal concentration of sarin in air is approximately 28–35 mg per cubic meter per minute for a two-minute exposure time by a healthy adult breathing normally (exchanging 15 liters of air per minute, lower 28 mg/m 3 value is for general population ...
The aim of this study is to describe the clinical manifestations, effects management, and outcomes of sarin gas exposure in areas with poor healthcare infrastructure based on the victims of the 2017 Khan Shaykhun attack.