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nerve agent pretreatment
Procedure:
- 21 pyridostigmine bromide (30 mg) tablets packed in a blister pack taken when ta military corps or division commander orders that pyridostigmine pretreatment be started
- a soldier swallows one1 tablet (with water) every 8 hours for 7 days unless directed otherwias
- the pyridostigmine itself does not provide protection against nerve agents, but it enhances the efficiency of medications contained in Mark I nerve agent antidote set
General
clinical procedure
References
- NERVE AGENT PRETREATMENT
http://www.tpub.com/content/armymedical/MD0534/MD05340012.htm