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BREATHING PATTERNS DURING HUMAN EXPOSURE TO CS

NCJ Number
556
Author(s)
F N CRAIG; W V BLEVINS
Date Published
1960
Length
16 pages
Annotation
RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF THE RIOT CONTROL AGENT, CS, IN AEROSOL FORM ON HUMAN VOLUNTEERS.
Abstract
DURING TESTS OF THE INCAPACITATING AGENT CS, DETAILED OBSERVATIONS OF THE BREATHING BEHAVIOR OF SIX HUMAN VOLUNTEERS WERE MADE BY MEANS OF THE REMOTELY-CONTROLLED BREATH-RECORDING SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE BREATHING PATTERNS WERE DISRUPTED BY CS, ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF THE LUNGS WAS MAINTAINED, SO THAT THE INCAPACITATION IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNPLEASANT SENSATIONS RATHER THAN TO ANY DEGREE OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (REFERENCES)