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URL LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236059/

Title: Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard gas and Lewisite

Dates it took place: 1822 to 1940

The United States during the World War I and following the postwar period developed Lewisite and Nitrogen mustard. The investigation followed protocols of long-term health outcomes to the exposure of these agents. The sulfur mustard is a chemical warfare agent that causes blisters on the skin (Adler & Alexander, 1993). . The sulfur mustard would damage the eyes and the respiratory tract of a human. The United States arm would use sulfur mustard to decrease the opponent’s ability to fight because of the chemical burns on their skin. The first date recorded for military use was around 1822. The sulfur mustard was exposed to the United States army in small amounts to allow military personals to be able to notice the smell and reactions that it causes on the skin (Adler & Alexander, 1993).

The Lewisite was an organic arsenic. During World War I, this agent was used as war gas. This gas could be used over large distances and could be mixed with sulfur mustard. The Lewisite is a cellular poison that affects the respiratory tract and the skin. The Lewisite will immediate bring upon pain (Adler & Alexander, 1993). There have been many different researches completed on both Lewisite and Sulfur Mustard for opponent failure during war. The United States and Europe are still researching long-term effective on these two agents to the human body and how it affects the organs.

These agents are truly horrible for the human body to consume. I find it outrageous that military members are exposed to horrible gases. I would not want to be around the military if they have scientist that can develop these nasty gases. Under Title 45 code of federal regulations for protection of human subjects, servicemen that were involved in any testing of field runs would be required to sign consent (Adler & Alexander, 1993).

They would also be required to wear protected clothing and gas masks. This was in appendix E. even though these servicemen gave consent they were still exposed to acute respiratory infections. The servicemen were able to give consent but were not allowed to turn down completing the study. Under 46.100,Title 45: Protection of human subject, General Regulation for conducting research states that all research needs to have the consent of the subject and that the research must comply with the general regulations on testing human subjects (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2009).

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