Communicating in the First Hours
Chemical Agents: General
This section contains short and extended messages related to four major categories of chemical agents that could be used as terrorism weapons to cause a health emergency. These messages are the same for all the chemical agents, with the exception of the description of symptoms.
- Blister (e.g., mustards)
- Blood (e.g., cyanides)
- Choking (e.g., chlorine)
- Nerve (e.g., sarin, VX agents)
Resources:
For more about chemical emergencies, see the CDC Chemical Emergencies website.
- Page last updated May 14, 2007
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)