CHOKING AGENTS

Phosgene (CG)

Form at 68°F

Colorless gas

Odor

Green corn or new mown hay

Life Span
70 - 90°F

30 minutes

Life Span
40 - 60°F

1 hour

Time to
 Symptoms

Rapid

Symtoms:
 Inhalation
 Exposure

Burns to the skin and eyes. Acute skin contact lesions similar to those of frostbite and burns; it is a severe skin irritant. Chronic skin contact may result in dermatitis. Acute eye contact may result in conjunctivitis.

Fatality

Death from respiratory and circulatory failure may occur.