• Ann Emerg Med · Mar 1992

    Review

    Agents of chemical warfare: sulfur mustard.

    • J Borak and F R Sidell.
    • Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1992 Mar 1; 21 (3): 303-8.

    AbstractSulfur mustard is a chemical warfare agent of historical and current interest. Favored militarily because of its ability to incapacitate rather than its ability to kill, its use results in large numbers of casualties requiring prolonged, intensive care. In light of recent threats of chemical warfare and the possibilities of chemical acts of terrorism, North American physicians should be knowledgeable of its effects and the care of its victims.

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