Treatment

• The victim should be decontaminated first.
• Treatment for impure and distilled sulfur mustard can be provided through phenargen for vomiting, itching, and edema.
• Local dressings and antibiotics can be used for the affected skin areas. Analgesics, cycloplegics, and antibiotics can be used to treat the eyes. IV fl uids may also be helpful for treatment as well as antibiotics for respiratory infections.
• Treatment for phosgene oximine consists of sodium bicarbonate dressings, systemic analgesics, and standard necrotic skin lesion treatment.
• British anti-lewisite (BAL), in oil IM for systemic chelation and in ointment form for the eyes and skin can be given to treat lewisite.