vesicant agent

Related to vesicant agent: blood agents

vesicant agent

See: blister agent.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Distributed in 0.75-ounce tubes, the M5 vesicant agent protective ointment was part of Army medical kits until 1969.

ECBC: 100 years of protecting the American soldier

Chemical warfare agents (CWA) such as sulfur mustard (SM), a vesicant agent, were extensively used against the Iranian troops and civilians during 1983-1988.

Sulfur mustard exposure and non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion

This report highlights the importance of considering exposure to sulfur mustard in the differential diagnosis of signs and symptoms compatible with exposure to a vesicant agent, especially among persons involved with clam fishing or sea dredging operations.

Exposures to discarded sulfur mustard munitions--Mid-Atlantic and New England States 2004-2012

When an infiltration occurs with any vesicant agent, the infusion is stopped immediately.