THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF CIVILIAN WAR GAS INJURY
Authors: Chauncey D. Leake, David F. Marsh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 March 1944THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF CIVILIAN WAR GAS INJURYCHAUNCEY D. LEAKE, DAVID F. MARSHCHAUNCEY D. LEAKESearch for more papers by this author, DAVID F. MARSHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-3-376 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe various kinds of war gases, their methods of action, and routine clinical procedures for handling injuries from them have been abundantly publicized in various monographs, brochures, and "official" pamphlets. The uniformity of organization of these tracts suggests that many of them are simply slight modifications of similar publications issued 25 years ago. Fortunately, during the past year, under the auspices of the civilian preparedness organizations, some revision has occurred which is based on increased knowledge and wiser application of it. More attention is being paid to the mechanism of action of war gases, and there is broader understanding of...Bibliography1. WACHTEL C: Chemical warfare, 1941, Chemical Publishing Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Google Scholar2. GILCHRISTMATZ HLPB: Residual effects of warfare gases, Med. Bull. Vet. Admin., 1933, x, 1, 79; ix, 229, 339. Google Scholar3. Proceedings of a Board of the Chemical Warfare Service appointed for the purpose of investigating conditions incident to the disaster at the Cleveland Hospital Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15, 1929. Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, Lt. Colonel Walter C. Baker, C. W. S., commanding. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1929, 104 pp. Google Scholar4. DANIELLIDAVSON JFH: Jr. Cell. Comp. Physiol., 1934, v, 495. Google Scholar DANIELLI JF: Proc. Roy. Soc., 1937, B, cxxi, 605. Google Scholar CLARK AJ: General pharmacology, Hndbk. Exper. Pharmakol., Ergänzungswerk, 1937, iv, 14. Google Scholar DANIELLI JF, in Cytology and cell physiology, 1943, G. Bourne, Oxford. Google Scholar5. LIVINGSTONWALKER PCHM: Study of effects of liquid mustard gas upon eyes of rabbits and of certain methods of treatment, Brit. Jr. Ophth., 1940, xxiv, 67. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. WOLBACH SB: Controlled formation of collagen and reticulum, Am. Jr. Path. (supp.), 1933, ix, 689. Google Scholar REINHARTGREENBERGOLNEYCHOY JFLDMBF: Metabolism of vitamin C in rheumatic fever, Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxi, 552. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. PENDLETON RC: The paraffin wax open air treatment of burns, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1943, cxxii, 122. Google Scholar8. Half-page advertisement in Brit. Med. Jr., opposite page 445, April 4, 1942. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. MARSHLEAKE DFCD: Note on war gases, California and West. Med., 1942, lvii, 8. Acknowledged in spite of printer's many typographical errors! Google Scholar10. SCHULTZ A and his associates of the Stamford War Gas Committee have confirmed our observations and support our recommendations (Abstracts, Am. Chem. Soc., Detroit meeting, April 13, 1943). Google Scholar11. HILDEBRAND JF Articles on war gases by (The Commonwealth, 1942; San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 15, 1942), SILVERMAN, M. (San Francisco Chronicle, March 15, 22, 29; Apr. 5, 1942), and MOULD, W. F., leading West Coast newspapers through June and July, 1942. Google Scholar12. How to protect oneself against gas (Summary of operations letter of Office of Civilian Defense, Washington, D. C.), Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cx, 889. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Galveston, Texas, and Augusta, Georgia*Delivered before a Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians, New Orleans, La., April 16, 1943.From the Laboratories of Pharmacology of the University of California, San Francisco, the University of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta, and the University of Texas School of Medicine, Galveston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1944Volume 20, Issue 3Page: 376-389KeywordsPharmacology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...