Immediately administer Nerve Agent Antidote Kit, Mark I. First symptoms are likely to be gastrointestinal. Administer Nerve Agent Antidote Kit, Mark I, only if local sweating and muscular twitching symptoms are observed. Rinse well with water to remove excess decontaminant. Immediately wash contaminated skin with copious amounts of soap and water, 10 percent sodium carbonate solution, or 5 percent liquid household bleach. Skin Contact Don respiratory protective mask and remove contaminated clothing. When possible, treatment with cyanide antidotes. Īntidotes Intravenous sodium nitrite and sodium thiosulfate, and/or amyl nitrite perles are packaged in the cyanide antidote kit. A kit containing the AstroPen and ComboPen. The MARK I kit is manufactured by Survival Technology, Inc., Rockville, Maryland. Intravenous atropine and 2-PAM-C1 can also be made available.

Possible side effects of atropine and/or 2-PAM-C1 are deemed insignificant in a nerve agent casualty. Military personnel can receive three MARK I for self/buddy aid. The kit serve as a countermeasure to nerve agents, including tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), GF, and VX. Nerve Agent Antidote Kit (NAAK or MARK I) consists of an atropine auto-injector (2 mg), a pralidoxime chloride auto-injector (2-Pam-Cl, 600 mg), the plastic clip joining the two injectors, and a foam case.

These nitrites are used to create methemoglobinemia, which will exacerbate carbon monoxide poisoning by further reducing the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to body tissue. Ĭombined intoxications of carbon monoxide and cyanide should not be treated with the nitrites found in cyanide antidote kits. Benzodiazepines or barbiturates may be required to control severe seizures. Cobalt edentate or 4-dimethylaminophenol are alternative antidotes for cyanide poisoning. The Lilly Cyanide Antidote Kit contains amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, and sodium thiosulfate. įor cyanide and cyanogen, antidote should be administered as soon as possible.

Inhalation Hold breath and don respiratory protection mask administer immediately, in rapid succession, all three Nerve Agent Antidote Kits, Mark I injectors if severe signs of agent exposure appear use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when approved mask-bag or oxygen delivery systems are.

Lilly cyanide kit