A group of students arrive at the emergency department with complaints of burning eyes, coughing, and skin burning with blisters. The nurse reviews these symptoms and suspects the students could have been exposed to:
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. a vesicant.
2. an acid.
3. tear gas.
4. nerve gas.
5. incapacitating agent.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Vesicants blister the skin, respiratory tract, or eyes on contact.
Rationale 2: An acid burns the eyes, skin, and lining of the respiratory tract on contact.
Rationale 3: Tear gas irritates the eyes and respiratory tract.
Rationale 4: Nerve gas does not cause eye burning, coughing, and skin blisters.
Rationale 5: An incapacitating agent does not cause eye burning, coughing, and skin blisters.
Global Rationale: Exposure to vesicants, acids, or tear gas would result in these symptoms. Nerve gas and incapacitating agent exposure results in different symptoms.
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