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Summary Signs and Symptoms: Eye and airway irritation, dyspnea, chest tightness, and delayed pulmonary edema. Detection: Odor of newly mown hay or freshly cut grass or corn. There is no military detector for phosgene. Decontamination: Vapor: fresh air. Liquid: ....

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.... however, we do not stockpile this agent for military use. Perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB) is a toxic pyrolysis product of tetrafluoroethylene polymers encountered in military materiel (e.g., Teflon7, found in the interior of many military vehicles). The oxides of nitrogen (NOxs) are components of blast weapons or may be toxic decomposition products. Smokes, e.g., HC, contain toxic compounds that cause the same effects as phosgene does. The remainder of this chapter will deal solely with phosgene because it is the prototype of this class of agents; however, the principles of medical management of phosgene exposure also apply to casualties from compoun ....