Sarin poisoning of a rescue team in the Matsumoto sarin incident in Japan.
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Sarin poisoning of a rescue team in the Matsumoto sarin incident in Japan.
OBJECTIVES A nerve agent sarin (isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate) was released in Matsumoto city, Japan, on 27 June 1994. About 600 people were affected by the sarin, including seven who died. Fifty two rescuers engaged in helping the victims and 18 were affected. The aim was to investigate how the rescuers were affected by sarin. METHODS Health examinations and a questionnaire survey wer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.10.697