I bow to your expertise, however, having been under CS attack for more than a month in Istanbul, We did find that mixing water with liquid antacid gave better relief. As I said, just personal experience
I didn’t actually thank you for asking me to clarifying this
I meant an ‘Irrigation Solution’ used by doctors, most commonly/generally this is called ‘wound wash’ in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry I believe and sold in individual cans, about 100ml -500ml in a spray format, CVS or Walgreens
I’d imagine saline helps reduce the stinging in your eyes just from the water (if you remember from lake swimming, opening your eyes in freshwater can feel weird).
I’ve also read suggestions of using diluted baby shampoo
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Get out those leaf blowers.
Pre-position them along the street.
Watch the wind direction.
If gas is launched, get the leaf blowers started to redirect the gas.
Write emergency contact name & phone number & your blood type on your arm in magic marker.
Put an air tracker in your shoe.
I'm guessing the fixation on saline is due to the fact you might have sterile saline on hand from a medic bag, even if being sterile isn't necessary for this situation
Like I said, during the Gezi protests in Turkey, the people used a mix of liquid antacid and water. Seemed to help better than plain water. Placebo effect maybe?
The Turkish police mixed it with water and used water cannons to disperse people. The burning effect was instantaneous and since we were wet, the burning sensation never abated, even when leaving the scene. You had to remove your clothes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544263/ You wanted the science. I would assume an irritant would be mixed or create an oily film. I know my skin and clothes were covered in CS gas particles that would only come off with detergent thus my idea of oily.
Sort of. Capsaicine is hydrophobic, so it's more difficult to clean it off with water than with liquid fat.... For example Milk. That's why the lassi helps get it off your tongue. CS of course is an entirely different topic, capsaicine is only in pepper spray.
It's idiots thinking that the same things that apply for food will work the same for gases or pepper sprays.
With food, if you use fat, sugars, or even citrus fruits like lemon, they help counteract the heat and the spice on your taste buds. Milk, heavy cream, honey, caramel, or lemon juice--
-- Will counteract the capsaicin in the foods you are eating and help calm down the reaction.
The reason why these things work, is because in a lot of foods, the heat can be oil-based, and water will only spread it around in your mouth. That is why people use lemon juice or milk.
-- trying to apply the same logic to tear gas or pepper sprays, and it does not equate. The I remember even in boot camp, we had to sit in a room filled with tear gas, and when they let us out, we could only wash our faces with water, because water works.
When a bunch of people get hit by this stuff I show how to pierce water bottle tops and then self admin or have a second hand slowly irrigate it out that way. Giving them good tips for cleaning at home is good too, people reactivate it in the wash.
I worked in public health policy for most of a decade and I burned out because people kept metaphorically breathing their own piss despite my increasingly shrill exhortations otherwise.
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https://phr.org/our-work/resources/preparing-for-protecting-against-and-treating-tear-gas-and-other-chemical-irritant-exposure-a-protesters-guide/#:~:text=If%20possible%2C%20and%20you%20are,for%20further%20harm%20and%20injury.
Here, we found using eye wash that was 100% Sodium Chloride was very good against many of the modern TG that was used in the protests here
Sterile bottles are widely available in pharmacies
https://www.walmart.com/ip/NeilMed-Neilcleanse-Wound-Wash-Sterile-Saline-6-oz-1-Piece/23821918
I meant an ‘Irrigation Solution’ used by doctors, most commonly/generally this is called ‘wound wash’ in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry I believe and sold in individual cans, about 100ml -500ml in a spray format, CVS or Walgreens
Sounds like a clean squeeze bottle of clean water would be the easiest solution for most
The kids used the pressure of the can to flush their eyes out they said, but a squeeze of water might be just as useful with your info!
I’ve also read suggestions of using diluted baby shampoo
Get out those leaf blowers.
Pre-position them along the street.
Watch the wind direction.
If gas is launched, get the leaf blowers started to redirect the gas.
Write emergency contact name & phone number & your blood type on your arm in magic marker.
Put an air tracker in your shoe.
Bacterial issues regardless.
With food, if you use fat, sugars, or even citrus fruits like lemon, they help counteract the heat and the spice on your taste buds. Milk, heavy cream, honey, caramel, or lemon juice--
The reason why these things work, is because in a lot of foods, the heat can be oil-based, and water will only spread it around in your mouth. That is why people use lemon juice or milk.
People are--
Counter Measures: Rosenbauer WAWE 10000. 😂
#SCNR
Water or saline solution.
ICE out NOW!!!