Whether it's tear gas or pepper spray, find out what to do if you're exposed.
the way police often use the compound. “I have never seen such an inappropriate and improper use of chemical agents,” he told thein 2011 after police sprayed civilians at a University of California, Davis, protest., Dr. Darien Sutton-Ramsey, an emergency care physician in New York City, told. “They’re both irritants, and the point is to make you tear up,” he said.
“An ideal situation would be to call for help, but really just get people out of harm’s way would be number one,” Dr. Rohini Haar, an emergency physician in Oakland, California, and the author of the report. She also suggests making sure you can get fresh air, and decontaminate everything from your hands to your face to your eyes by using water or a mild soap.
Because pepper spray is often oil-based, it might take some more work. Dr. Bhuyan recommends using diluted baby shampoo, which is often marked no-tears, to help break down the oils.The idea that milk might bring some relief to people who have been gassed or sprayed stems from the same belief that the beverage helps you calm down after eating something really spicy.
As for the home remedies of baking soda and water, Dr. Bhuyan cautioned against using those mixes around your eyes, because baking soda might scratch your cornea.If you or someone you know was hit by either tear gas or pepper spray, you should expect symptoms to last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. If the itchiness or burning lasts longer than an hour, Dr. Haar recommended decontaminating yourself again — and taking a shower, if you are able to do so — and changing your clothes.
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