Gaz lacrymogène, spray wa poivre, ne tshintu tshia kukanda natshi musumba wa bantu tshia diondopangana ne diambuluisha dia kumpala¶
Nomba ya malu a tshimpitshimpi idi mishilangane bilondeshile ditunga. Dibeji edi didi dienza mudimu ne 911, nomba wa ditunga dia États-Unis ne dia Canada. Matunga makuabu a bungi adi ne nomba wa 112, 999 anyi nomba mukuabu. Keba nomba wa ditunga dienu.
Bintu bia tshimpitshimpi bidi bilombola tshisumbu tshia bantu (bidibu babikila ne: bintu bidi biluisha bimvundu anyi lachrymators) bidi ne: CS gaz (2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile), OC pepper spray (oleoresin capsicum), PAVA (pelargonic acid vanillylamide, a synthetic capsaicide), ne gas CN** (chloroacetophenone / Mace). Shi udi muendeshi wa mashinyi udi kayi mubuelakane udi mukuatshibue pabuipi ne tshibilu tshia dinaya, muena musoko udi ne dididishi dia nzubu muunzulula didi dikoka muishi wa mu njila, mumanyishi wa ngumu, anyi muendeshi wa makasa udi mupete tshintu tshia kudikuba natshi ku mpukapuka, dipetangana dikole didi difila kanyinganyinga ka lukasa ne kakole. Mu ma sekonde abidi a kusambakena ne mishipa ya mesu, ya mu mishiku, ya mu nshingu, ne ya dikoba diume, bintu ebi bidi bienza mudimu ne bintu bidi bitaba kanyinganyinga (nangananga TRPA1 ne TRPV1 ion channels), bienza bua se: mêsu ikale ne disama dia tshiadi (blepharospasm), dipanga dia mêsu dia tshitupa tshîpi, disama dia tshiadi dikole, disama dia tshiadi dikole ne disama dia dikoba dikole.
Bua bantu bakole badi ne makanda a mubidi mimpe mu lupepele lua pambelu, bipeta bibi bia gaz lacrymogène ne dia pepper spray bitu bitamba kuikala bia tshitupa tshîpi ne bituadija kujika mu minite 15 anyi 45 panyima pa bamane kuya mu lupepele luimpe ne kuowa mâyi bimpe. Ino, mu bifuko bikanga, mu bantu bavule, nansha mu bantu badi na disama dia tshiadi, disama dia tshiadi (COPD), disama dia mutshima, anyi dia tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi mêsu, bintu bia tshimpitshimpi bidi mua kufikisha ku lufu lua bronchospasme (disama dikole dia tshiadi), laryngospasme, cornealbrasion, disama dia kikoba dibidi kuosha. Kumanya mua kunyema luya lua lupepele lua muulu ne lua kuulu, kusukula mêsu bimpa ne mayi malenga anyi ne saline wa sterile kuyi udikosa, kuepuka malu a njiwu a mu njila bu mudi kuela mabele anyi antacides mu mêsu, ne kusukula bilamba bimpe kumbelu kudi kupangisha disama dia kashidi dia mêsu ne dia mifuba.
Enza nunku mpindieu¶
- Ndaku diakamue mu lupepele luimpe pa kuenda MU LUPETU ne MU LUPETU (muaba mule). Gaz lacrymogène ne bintu bidi bipatuka bidi ne bujitu bua bungi kupita luya ne bidi bibuela mu misesu mipuekele, mu mashinyi a muinshi mua buloba, mu nzubu ya muinshi mua buloba, ne mu nzubu ya panshi. Enda bitekete (kunyemi to, bualu lubilu ludi lukusaka bua kupuyakana bikole ne lukasa) mutangile anyi mu lupepele, ne ubande muaba mule anyi ku tshisasa tshia kuulu kule ne ditu dia muishi mutoke.
- Kukoki meso ebe, mpala, anyi lukoba ne bianza biebe nansha kakese. Gaz wa CS ki mmushindu wa luya lua mu nzubu to; i ditutu dia bipese bia lupuishi lua tshiamu tshia mitaku, bia buitshi. Kuela bipese bia mêsu biebe kudi kutshibula bintu ebi bia tshiamu tshia mitaku buludiludi pa tshimuenekelu tshiebe bu dibeji dia nsenga, bienza bua tshitupa tshia mêsu tshikale ne kanyinganyinga kakole, ne tshitangalaja tshintu tshia mafuta a OC mu bitupa bia dikoba diebe.
- Umbusha tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi mêsu diakamue ne minu mikezuke ne wela tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi mêsu tshitekete kule. Tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi mêsu tshidi tshikuata bintu bia tshimpitshimpi ne mafuta a capsaicine buludiludi ku dîsu diebe muinshi mua tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi mêsu, tshipangisha mâyi bua kusukula tshintu atshi ne kutshibula anyi kunyanga tshiamu tshia kutangila natshi tshia hydrogel tshimpe tshia kashidi. Kuanji kusukula anyi kusukula minu yebe, upuekesha diakamue, ne upuekeshe mêsu matekete bua kashidi.
- Fula mêsu lukasa ne upuekesha mêsu ebe kumbukila ku ditumba dia munda (pabuipi ne diulu) pambelu ne mâyi mimpe anyi mâyi a mukele adi kaayi ne tshintu. Teka mutu webe ku luseke pa tshina tshia mâyi anyi pa buloba bua dîsu dibi dikale ditangile kuinshi (bua se: mâyi adi apatuka adi ne bukoya kaakupita ku tshibuelelu tshia diulu diebe mu dîsu diebe dikuabu anyi mukana muebe to). Ela mayi a kunua anyi a 0.9% a saline wa munda mua dîsu pabuipi ne muulu mutangile ku ditshi mu minite 10 too ne ku 15 mishindame.
- KUENA KUELA mabele, antacides wa mâyi (Maalox), vinegre, paste wa bicarbonate de soude anyi mafuta a kulamba mu mêsu ebe. Nansha mudiku lumu lua bungi lua ku Enternete, kuela mabele a mabele adi kaayi ne disama, antacides wa mâyi adi ne mupuya muimpe, anyi vinegre mu mêsu adi ne mputa mikese ya tshimpitshimpi kudi kubueja bactérie (PseudomonaSlococus*), ne fungi* tshitupa tshia mabue tshidi mua kufikisha ku dimona bibi keratite bactérienne (ulcères cornées). Enza mudimu anu ne mâyi a mukele anyi mâyi a kunua adi kaayi ne disama munda mua mêsu.
- Umbusha bilamba bia pambelu bidi ne bukoya kuyi ukoka bilamba pa mutu, ne wangate mâyi a mashika. Paudi ufika mu tshina tshia mâyi tshimpe, ukose bilamba bidi ne bukoya ne tshiseba (anyi ubulule bilamba) bua wewe kubenga kukoka tshilamba tshidi ne lupuishi ku mpala ne ku mêsu. Buela mu mayi mashika mu minite 5 ya kumpala kumpala kua kuela nsabanga wa malonga: mayi a kapia anyi a kapia adi abulula mishiku ya dikoba ne adi apingaja kapia kakole ka mupuya wa CS ne mafuta a capsaicine.
Danger
Bikila bena mudimu ba tshimpitshimpi diakamue (911 mu États-Unis ne Canada, 112 mu Union européenne mujima, 999 mu Royaume-Uni) pikala muntu udi mu disama edi ne disama dia mputa anyi dia mu mikolo ne udi upeta disama dia mupuya mukole, dipanga dia mupuya mukole, mishiku mikunze, anyi stridor (dipuekesha dia mupuya mukole), anyi padi mêsu asama ne kaayi afika ku dimona bimpe 40 minite kunyima kua disukula. Lekela muntu asombe mululame, umupeshe albuterol / salbutamol rescue inhaler (2 to 4 puffs via spacer kunyima kua minite 10 to 20 bilondeshela plan wende wa malu a asthme), ne kuangatshi tshibombi tshia gaz lacrymogène wa kapia ne bianza bitupu to (bibombi bia pyrotechnique bia CS pa mutu pa degre 40 / Cus 750 degrés Fahrenheit ne udi mua kututa anyi kuosha kapia ka degre muisatu).
Dilongolola dia tshimpitshimpi ne dilengeja dia bukoya¶
Londa ndondo wa malu a luondapu kubangila ku tshikondo tshia dimanyisha too ne ku dilengeja dia bilamba bia kumbelu.
flowchart TD
A["Kuikala mu luya lua lacrymogène (CS/CN) anyi mupuya wa mupuya (OC/PAVA)"] --> B["Ikala mutabale: Puya bitekete bitekete ku mishiku/tshilamba ne enda mu lupepele ne muulu"]
B --> C{"Udi ne tshipupu tshikole, dipanga dia kuakula miaku mijima, anyi disama dia mu tshiadi anyi?"}
C -->|"Eyowa: Disama dia lukasa dia mupuya"| D["Bikila 911 / 112 / 999 diakamue, ikala mululame, wenze mudimu ne tshiamu tshia kupuya natshi (Albuterol)"]
C -->|"Tòo: Disu ne dikoba didi diosha anu"| E["KUENA MESO: Umbusha ne wela bintu bia kumona nabi mêsu diakamue"]
E --> F["Teka mutu ku luseke (disu didi dinyanguka panshi) ne upuekesha mu ditumba dia munda too ne dia pambelu"]
F --> G["Ela mayi misangu yonso munkatshi mua minite 10 to ne 15 ne mayi a mukele anyi anu mayi malenga"]
G --> H["Ku njibo: Lamba bilamba bia pambelu mu tshibombi tshia plastike (Kukoki tshilamba pa mpala to)"]
H --> I["Sukula nsuki ne kikoba na mayi mashika munkatshi mua minite itanu kumpala, pashishe kusukula ne sabuni mupepele"]
I --> J{"Disama dikole dia mêsu, dipanga dia kumona, anyi bipumbishi bidi mua kushala kunyima kua minite 60 anyi?"}
J -->|"Eyowa"| K["Keba tshikebelu tshia lukasa tshia munganga wa mêsu anyi tshia lukasa lukasa bua disama dia tshiadi"]
J -->|"Tòo"| L["Ikisha mu nzubu udi ne kapepe ne usukule bilamba biebe pa nkayabi mu mayi mashika misangu ibidi"]
Kumanya tshintu tshidi tshienza mudimu: CS Tear Gas vs. OC Pepper Spray vs. CN Mace¶
Kujingulula tshintu tshia tshimfuanyi tshiuvua mupete kudi kumvuija muditshi tshienza mudimu pa mubidi webe ne pa bintu bia mu nzubu. Nansha mudi bintu bionso bia diluisha bimvundu bifikisha bantu ku ditapulula ne ku diosha diakamue, tshimuenekelu tshiabu tshidi tshishilangane bikole.
| Tshintu tshia tshimuma | Mulongo wa bintu bia tshimuma ne nsombelu wa mubidi | Mushindu kayi udibu bamutuma | Bimanyinu bia kumpala bia mubidi | Bikadilu bia dilengeja ne dijimija dia bukoya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Gas (2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile) | Lupuishi lua tshiamu tshia kristale tshikole (tshitupa tshia difuka dia 93°C) tshitangalake kudi grenade wa muishi wa pyrotechnique anyi spray wa solvant | Bibombi bia muishi bitoke/bikunze, grenade ya dibutuka, anyi misulu ya aérosol ya ku bianza | Kuosha diakamue kua mêsu/muulu/mu nshingu mu masekonde 3 too ne ku 10, dikanga dia mêsu dia tshianana, dipatuka dia manyi a bungi, dikokola, disama dia tshiadi; udi wosha bikole pa kikoba tshidi ne tuishi/tshitoke | Kayi mua kusunguluka mu mayi (mâyi adi apuekesha bintu ku bukole, ki mbua kubisunguluja to); udi unyanguka bitekete bitekete; udi ushala pa bilamba ne pa matapi munkatshi mua mbingu |
| OC Pepper Spray (Oleoresin Capsicum) & PAVA | Tshiamu tshia mafuta tshia Capsicum tshia chili (capsaicinoids) anyi tshia PAVA tshienza mu propylene glycol/tshiamu tshia mafuta | Misulu ya aérosol ya ku bianza, foggers, misulu ya gel, anyi "pepper balls" ya kapepe kakole (bintu bia mushindu wa paintball) | Disama dia lukasa ne disama dia mu mikolo ku diambuluisha dia biamu bia TRPV1, dipanga dia mêsu dia tshitupa tshîpi munkatshi mua minite 20 too ne ku 45, dikala dikunze dia dikoba (erythema), dikokola ne dikanga dia mishiku | Lipophilic (oil-soluble) and hydrophobic: Mâyi malenga adi asukula mêsu ku diambuluisha dia tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mâyi, eku sabuni wa dilongo udi umbusha mafuta + mâyi mashika umbusha mafuta adi mu dikoba |
| CN Gas (Chloroacetophenone / original "Mace") | Ketone mukole wa kristale mutangalake bu aérosol anyi bu muishi wa kapia | Biamu bia kale bia gaz lacrymogène ne bintu bikuabu bia kudikuba nabi (bivua bipingajibue bikole kudi CS/OC bualu bidi ne buanga bua bungi) | Bukole bua tshinyangu tshia mu tshitupa tshia mêsu ne njiwu mikole ya disama dia mputa dermatite wa dikoba dia allergique ne diosha dia dikoba dia bintu bia tshimpitshimpi kupita CS | Sukula mesu munkatshi mua minite 15 to ne 20 ne mayi a bungi/saline; sukula dikoba ne mayi mashika ne nsabanga mupepele; Tangila bimpa bua kumona bipeta bia dikoba bidi bipita |
| HC Smoke / Colored Marker Smoke Grenades | Hexachloroethane / zinc oxide smoke anyi colored organic dye smoke (udibu benza nende mudimu bua kumanyisha/kusokoka, ki mbua gaz lacrymogène to) | Bibombi bia muishi bitoka, bia jaune, bia vert anyi bia violet | Njiwu mikole ya kupuyakana: Muishi wa zinc chloride udi ufumina mu bibombi bia HC udi ukebesha dipanga dia bukole dia pnemonite wa tshimpitshimpi ne edema wa mu mikolo mêba 6 too ne ku 24 pashishe | Umbusha muishi mukole diakamue; keba dikonkonona dia lupitadi shi udi mu muishi mukola wa basalayi/zinc mu tshisasa anyi nzubu mukanga |
Bua tshinyi CS "Gas" udi bushuwa lupuishi lukole lua kakese¶
Bualu bua mushinga mukole bua kumvua pa bidi bitangila gaz lacrymogène wa CS budi ne: ki gaz mulelela to. Ku luya lua pa tshibidilu lua pambelu, CS udi tshintu tshitoke tshikole tshidi tshifuanangane ne bukula bua talc anyi bu dikala dia tshiamu tshia mitaku. Padibu batemesha tshibombi tshia gaz lacrymogène, tshiamu tshia pyrotechnique tshidi munda tshidi tshiosha CS mukole too ne padiye unyanguka mu lupepele; Diakamue padi lupepele lua kapia lufika mu luya lua pambelu, ludi lupingana mu ditu dikole dia bipese bia bintu bikese bidi ne bule bua 1 too ne ku 10 micrometers mu butshiama.
Bualu CS i lupuishi lukole ludi luenza mudimu ne luya:
- Tuishi ne luya bidi bienza bua mubidi uoshe: Mabwe a CS adi alamakaja ku mpala, ku nshingu, ku bilamba bia mu nshingu, ne ku bilamba biume. Padi tshiamu tshia kristale tshienza mudimu bitekete bitekete ne luya lua dikoba (hydrolyse), tshidi tshipatula bungi bukese bua aside wa hydrochlorique ne bintu bidi binyanguka buludiludi ku ndekelu kua mijilu yebe.
- Kuela kapepe kaume kudi kuambuluisha kumpala kua kuowa mâyi: Paudi upatuka mu ditu dia CS mu lupepele luimpe, kuimana mu lupepele lukole ne maboko maolola munkatshi mua minite 3 anyi 5 kudi kuambuluisha lupepele bua kupuekesha lupuishi lua CS luume ku nsuki yebe ne ku bilamba biebe kumpala kua mâyi kutshilenga.
Mukenji wa dilengeja dia mêsu (ne bua tshinyi manga a mu misesu adi afila bufofo)¶
Mêsu ebe ke adi atamba kuikala ne bukole bua kuenza mudimu ne bintu bidi bikuata tshisumbu tshia bantu. Padi mabue a CS anyi OC pepper spray apueka pa filme wa binsonji bia mu mêsu, tshitupa tshia trigeminal tshidi tshijula tshintu tshidi tshikuba diakamue tshidibu babikila ne: blepharospasm, bipese bia mêsu ebe bidi bikanga bikole menemene ne kuena mua kubikangula anu ku disua diebe to.
Mushindu kayi wa kusukula mêsu eba anyi a muntu mukuabu bimpe¶
- Teka mutu mutangile ku luseke ne dîsu didi ne disama MUINSHI: Enza bua muntu atentekele kumpala anyi atentekele mutu wende ku luseke mu angle wa 45-to-90-degree bua dîsu didibu balengeja dikale ku kuinshi. Kuena ne bua kuela mutu mululame panyima paudi wela mâyi pa mpala to: kuela mutu panyima kudi kusukula lupuishi lua tshimpitshimpi ku mpala ne ku mêsu buludiludi mu mêsu ne panshi mukana.
- Kuata bipese bia mêsu biunzulula bitekete bitekete ne minu ibidi mikezuke: Bualu bua disama dia blepharospasme dia patupu didi dikanga bipese bia mêsu, mayi adibu bapongolola pa bipese bia mêsu bikanga kaena wenza bualu nansha bumue bua kusukula tshitupa tshia mêsu to. Teka tshianza tshieba tshikezuke pa mufuba wa kuulu ne munu webe wa tshianza pa ditama dia kuinshi (kufina nansha kakese pa dikasa nkayadi to) ne ukoke bitekete bitekete bipese bia mêsu bua mâyi apita pa mutu pa dîsu.
- Ela mu ditumba dia munda (ku tshibuelelu tshia muulu) too ne ku ditumba dia pambelu: Kuata mulondo wa wa 0.9% normal saline eye wash anyi mulondo wa mayi a kunua 2.5 too ne ku 5 santimetre (1 too ne ku 2 inches) pa mutu pa ditumba dia munda dia dîsu (ku luseke lua tshibumba tshia muulu). Lekela musulu mushindame, wa bukole bukese upitshila mu dîsu ne upatuka mu ditumba dia pambelu dia ntempelo panshi. Enza bua muntu akudimune dîsu diende mulu, panshi, ku dia bakaji ne ku dia balume padiye usukula bua bintu bidi muinshi mua mêsu a kuulu ne a kuinshi bipatuke.
- Kuela mâyi mu minite 10 anyi 15 mijima: Kulekedi panyima pa wewe mumane kuela mâyi mu sekonde ibidi to. Dipuekesha dia mayi mu tshitupa tshîpi pa mabue a CS didi dilengeja lupuishi ne didi mua kuenza bua tshilume bikole munkatshi mua masekonde 10 kumpala kua bungi bua mayi kuya ne mabue au kule. Kuela mayi mu minite 10 to ne ku 15 ke kudi kusukula tshintu tshionso tshia kristale ne tshia mafuta ku mêsu.
Bua tshinyi kuena ne bua kuela mabele, Maalox (antiacids), vinegre anyi shampo wa bana munda mua mêsu ebe to¶
Mu tshikondo tshia dileja dia malu ne bimvundu bia bena ditunga, bantu badi ne meji mimpe batu misangu ya bungi benda bambula milondo ya mabele, 50/50 ya antacide wa mâyi (LAW: Antacide wa mâyi ne mâyi, bu mudi Maalox anyi Mylanta), mâyi a bicarbonate de soude, anyi shampo wa bana bua kuela mu mêsu a bantu. Baminganga ba mesu, nzubu ya diluisha buanga, ne tshilongelu tshia bena Amerike tshia malu a mesu badi badimuija bikole bua kubenga kuela tshintu tshikuabu pa kumbusha mâyi a mukele anyi mâyi mimpe a kunua mu disu dia muntu:
Warning
Bua tshinyi mabele, Maalox, ne shampoin wa bana bidi binyanga tshimuenekelu tshia mêsu: 1. Mabele a mabele kaena ne disama to: Mabele adi kaayi malengeja anyi mabulule adi mu tshibombi tshia kapia munkatshi mua mêba a bungi adi ne tuishi (Lactobacillus, Staphylococcus, ne Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Padi mabue a CS akosa tusoso tukese mu tshiadi tshiebe, kuela mabele a kapia mu tshiadi atshi kudi kubueja bactérie buludiludi mu tshiadi tshiebe, ne kuenza keratite infectieuse ne ulcères cornées bikole bidi mua kunyanga tshimuenenu tshiebe kashidi. 2. Biamu bia antacide bia mu mayi (Maalox / Mylanta) bidi ne bintu bia nsongo ne bintu bia kulengeja nabi: Bintu bia antacide bia mu mayi bidi ne bintu bia aluminium hydroxyde ne magnésium hydroxyde bisambakaja ne mafuta a menthe, maluvu, parabens, ne bintu bia kulengeja nabi. Mu malonga a mu lupitadi, bitupa bia aluminium/magnesium bikole bidi bibuela muinshi mua tshilamba tshia kuulu tshia mêsu (tshitupa tshia mêsu) ne bidi bikosa tshitupa tshia mêsu bikole dîba dionso diudi utapa mêsu. 3. Shampo wa bana udi umbusha binsonji ne utekesha diondapangana: Bikebelu bia mu lupitadi bivuabu bapatule mu Academic Emergency Medicine bivua bifuanyikija mâyi/saline ne shampo wa bana, mabele, ne Maalox bua dipeta dia OC pepper spray biakapeta dishilangana nansha dikese mu dijikija dia kanyinganyinga munkatshi mua mishindu ya kujikija lutatu, ne biakapeta ne: shampo wa bana udi unyangakaja selile ya mubidi ne selile ya mubidi udi umbusha binsonji bia mafuta bia ku tshilelelu. Mâyi a kunua a mukele anyi a mu milondo mimpe adi enza mudimu lukasa ne kakuyi njiwu ya disama anyi ya tshinyangu.
Dilengeja dia kikoba ne nsuki: tshikebelu tshia mayi mashika ne tshia sabuni¶
Padi meso eba mua kunzuluka ne mupuya webe muikale muimpe, udi ne tshia kumbusha tshintu tshidi tshishale tshidi tshilamakaja ku nsuki yebe, ku mpala, ku nshingu, ne ku bilamba biebe kumpala kua wewe kulenga bintu bia mu nzubu, nkuasa ya mashinyi anyi bena mu dîku diebe kumbelu.
Tshitupa 1: Kuvula bilamba pambelu anyi munda mua nzubu wa kuowela¶
- Kuendedi mu nzubu webe wa tshilala benyi udi ne tapis anyi kusomba pa dididishi diebe dia tshilamba muvuale bilamba bidi ne gaz lacrymogène anyi spray wa pepper to. CS crystals ne OC oils bidi bibuela diakamue mu tshilamba tshia ku nzubu ne nebipatule gaz ne bioshe muntu yonso udi musombe pa ditanda adi munkatshi mua mbingu ya bungi.
- Buela mu tshiibi tshia mabue, mu garage, anyi mu nzubu wa kuowa mâyi. Vwala bifulu bia nitrile anyi bia latex bia musangu umua shi udi nabi.
- Kukoka tshilamba tshia tshilamba, tshilamba tshia pa mutu, anyi tshilamba tshia pa mutu tshidi ne bukoya to. Kukoka tshilamba tshikole pa mpala webe kudi kukupula lupuishi luonso lua CS ne tshia pepper spray bivua bimane pa makaya ebe ne pa tshiadi tshiebe buludiludi mu mêsu ebe, mu mishiku yebe ne mukana muebe. Udi mua kukangula tshilamba, kukoka maboko ebe munda mua maboko kumpala bua kutshibandisha kule ne mpala webe, anyi wenze mudimu ne tshiseba tshikole bua kosa tshilamba buludiludi ku tshilamba tshia kumpala ne kutshikosa panyima.
- Ela bilamba bionso bidi ne bukoya, bisabata, ne bisaka bia mu tshiadi buludiludi mu mufuku wa bukoya wa plastike mukola ne ubisuike too ne paudi pabuipi bua kubisukula pa nkayabi.
Tshitupa 2: Mukenji wa diowa mâyi mashika a minite 5¶
Paudi ubuela mu tshina tshia kuowa mâyi bua kusukula gaz lacrymogène anyi spray wa pepper ku nsuki ne ku mubidi webe, kudimuna tshiamu tshia mashika too ne ku COLD (anyi ku mayi mashika) mu minite 5 ya kumpala:
- Why hot showers are agony: Hot or warm water causes immediate cutaneous vasodilation (rushing blood to the skin), opens sweat glands and pores wide, and melts oily OC resin and CS crystals so they penetrate deeper into the skin, reactivating a violent wave of burning across your entire body.
- Stand upright and lean your head backward (or forward over the tub) when rinsing hair: Your hair acts like a giant air filter that catches huge amounts of airborne tear-gas dust. When you first rinse your hair with cold water, do not let the water from your scalp run down over your forehead into your eyes and down your chest into your groin (the groin and genitals have ultra-sensitive mucous membranes that will burn intensely if contaminated shower runoff washes down your torso). Bend forward at the waist so hair water drains straight onto the shower floor.
- Wash skin exposed to OC pepper spray with mild degreasing liquid dish soap: Because OC pepper spray is a chili oil resin (capsaicin), plain water alone rolls right off the oil on your skin. After rinsing loose powder off with cold water for 5 minutes, lather your face (keeping eyelids gently closed), neck, arms, and hands with mild liquid dishwashing detergent (such as Dawn or Fairy liquid) or a gentle oil-free facial cleanser to emulsify and lift the capsaicin oil off your skin, then rinse thoroughly with cool water.
- Pat dry with disposable paper towels rather than rubbing vigorously with a cloth bath towel.
How to protect your apartment or house if tear gas is deployed on your street¶
When crowd-control agents are deployed on urban streets outside residential apartment buildings, ground-floor and second-floor units frequently fill with drifting CS aerosol through window cracks, air conditioners, and bathroom vents.
| Household Entry Vector | Immediate Action When Tear Gas Is Used Outside | How to Clean Up If Gas Already Entered the Room |
|---|---|---|
| Windows, balconies, and patio doors | Close and lock all windows immediately; press damp bath towels along the bottom windowsill crack and under the front apartment door | Wait until outdoor air clears completely, then open windows on opposite sides of the apartment with a box fan blowing OUTWARD to exhaust suspended dust |
| Window AC units and HVAC systems | Switch central HVAC systems to OFF and close fresh-air intake dampers; switch window AC units to OFF (or "Recirculate / Closed Vent" only) | Remove and discard paper HVAC air filters and wash plastic window AC mesh filters with cold water and dish soap outdoors while wearing gloves |
| Hard floors, counters, and tables | Cover exposed food, baby bottles, and pet water bowls immediately; discard any uncovered food that was sitting near an open window | NEVER dry-sweep or use a standard non-HEPA vacuum cleaner (which blasts settled CS dust right back into the air); wipe hard surfaces with cold water + dish soap or a 5% baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) solution using disposable wet rags |
| Contaminated laundry and backpacks | Keep sealed inside double plastic trash bags on the balcony or bathroom floor until ready to wash | Wash contaminated clothes completely separately from family laundry: run 2 full cold-water wash cycles using heavy-duty detergent, then run an empty rinse cycle to clear the drum |
How to safely launder tear-gas or pepper-spray clothing¶
Never toss a tear-gas-soaked jacket into the washing machine along with your child's clothes or your bedsheets; the chemical will transfer onto every item in the drum.
- Wear disposable nitrile gloves when transferring clothes from the plastic bag into the washing machine.
- Set the washing machine to COLD water only, highest water level, and an extra rinse cycle.
- Add standard liquid laundry detergent plus 120 milliliters (one-half cup) of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), which helps alkaline-hydrolyze and neutralize CS residue during the wash.
- Run the cold wash cycle twice before touching the clothes.
- Hang the clothes to air-dry outdoors or on a rack rather than putting them into a hot clothes dryer after the first wash (high dryer heat can bake any remaining trace of CS or OC into synthetic fibers and vent irritating fumes into your laundry room).
- Bua bisabata bia tshiseba, bisabata bia nylon, makalashi a mêsu, ne telefone ya bianza idi kayiyi mua kubuela mu mashinyi a kusukula nawu bilamba, ubisukule misangu isatu pambelu ne tulamba tua dibeji tua kuela mu mayi mashika ne sabuni mupepele wa kuowa nabi malonga, upuekesha tulamba tuonso tua dibeji panshi panyima pa wewe mumane kusukula musangu umue.
Enza kalasa
Kubala mukanda wa bulombodi ki nkupingana pa muaba wa kuenza mudimu ne bianza to. Ela meji bua kulonga diambuluisha dia kumpala, CPR, ne dilama dia njila ya luya mu tshimpitshimpi ku diambuluisha dia Croix-Rouge, dia St John Ambulance, anyi dia mulongeshi wa malu a luondapu wa muaba unudi bua wikale mudiakaje bua kutantamena lutatu lua dipuyakana ne disama dia mêsu padiku tunyinganyinga.
Nkonko itubu bela misangu ya bungi¶
Does wearing a surgical mask, N95 respirator, or wet bandana protect you from tear gas?
A standard surgical mask or cloth bandana offers very little protection against tear gas, and **tying a bandana soaked in water, vinegar, or lemon juice over your nose and mouth can actually make CS tear gas much worse.** Because CS powder activates on contact with moisture and is trapped by wet fabric fibers, breathing through a wet bandana traps a concentrated layer of wet, burning CS crystals right against your lips and nostrils with every breath. While a properly fit-tested **N95 / FFP2 or P100 particulate respirator** filters out many solid CS aerosol particles from entering your lungs, it provides zero protection for your eyes, and vaporized solvents still pass through unless paired with sealed swim/chemical goggles and a multi-gas organic vapor/acid gas cartridge.
Why did my skin start burning all over again when I took a shower the morning after being exposed to tear gas?
Secondary reactivation happens because tiny, invisible crystals of solid CS powder remain trapped in the hair follicles, scalp, eyebrows, or skin creases and do not dissolve in plain air. When you step into a warm morning shower 12 to 24 hours later, the warm water and steam open your skin pores and moisten those dormant crystals, triggering a fresh 10-minute wave of stinging and redness. Keep showers cool for the first 48 hours after heavy exposure and wash your hair and eyebrows thoroughly with shampoo and cool water while leaning backward so scalp runoff does not hit your face.
Can exposure to tear gas or pepper spray cause long-term health problems or affect pregnancy or menstruation?
While brief outdoor exposure in healthy individuals generally resolves without permanent injury once properly irrigated, heavy or enclosed-space exposure to CS or CN gas can cause lasting complications, including reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS / persistent asthma-like cough), severe allergic contact dermatitis that flares up days later, and corneal scarring if crystals are rubbed into the eyes. Following large urban deployments, public health surveys have also documented temporary menstrual cycle disruptions (cramping and irregular bleeding) and heightened respiratory stress; pregnant individuals, infants, young children, and older adults should evacuate any area where chemical irritants may be used immediately and consult an obstetrician or physician if exposed.
What should I do if my dog or indoor cat was exposed to tear gas drifting through an window or pepper spray on a walk?
Pets have an extremely acute sense of smell and cannot understand why their eyes and nose are burning, which can cause them to paw frantically at their faces and scratch their own corneas. Immediately move the animal to fresh upwind air and keep them from rubbing their face on the carpet or with their paws. Gently flush your pet's eyes and nasal area with **sterile 0.9% saline solution or lukewarm/cool plain water** using a clean squirt bottle or soaked cotton balls, then bathe their fur coat using cool water and a mild pet shampoo (or gentle Dawn dish soap) while wearing gloves so they do not lick toxic CS or capsaicin residue off their fur later. Contact a veterinarian immediately if the pet shows open-mouth breathing (in cats), persistent coughing, or keeps an eye squinted shut.
Why should I never wear makeup, oil-based sunscreen, moisturizer, or Vaseline if there is a risk of chemical spray exposure?
Both OC pepper spray (oleoresin capsicum) and CS tear gas are **lipophilic (fat- and oil-loving) compounds.** If your face is coated in liquid foundation makeup, oil-based sunscreen, facial lotion, lip gloss, or petroleum jelly (Vaseline), the oily lotion acts like sticky flypaper that catches airborne CS crystals and dissolves capsaicin right into the cream sitting on your skin, holding the burning chemical against your face and making it much harder to wash off with water.
If a tear-gas canister lands near me on the pavement, is it safe to kick it or throw it away?
Never pick up a pyrotechnic tear-gas canister with your bare hands, and never kick a canister whose type you do not recognize. Standard pyrotechnic CS smoke canisters burn internally at **400 to 600 degrees Celsius (750 to 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit)**, hot enough to melt a synthetic glove right into the skin of your palm and cause deep third-degree thermal burns in one second. Even more dangerously, law enforcement agencies also deploy **concussion / flashbang grenades and rubber-pellet "stinger" blast grenades** that look almost identical to smoke canisters on the ground; reaching down to grab a blast grenade as it detonates causes permanent hand amputation, blindness, or fatal shrapnel trauma. Always move away from the canister upwind and put a solid barrier between yourself and the device.
Miaba mifumina¶
- Bibambalu bia diluisha ne dikuba dia masama (CDC), Dilongolola ne diandamuna dia malu a tshimpitshimpi: malu adi atangila bena mudimu ba diluisha bimvundu (CS, CN, ne OC) ne mikenji ya dilama dia masama (États-Unis)
- Tshibambalu tshia malu a bukola bua mubidi tshia ditunga (NIH) ne nzubu wa mikanda wa malu a luondapu, Tshiamu tshia dimanyisha dia malu tshidi katshiyi ne nshinga bua bantu badi bambuluisha bantu mu mpukapuka (WISER): Mikenji ya dijikija lutetuku ne gaz lacrymogène ne oleoresine capsicum (États-Unis)
- Tshibambalu tshia malu a bukola bua mubidi tshia mu Royaume-Uni (UKHSA), CS Spray ne Riot Control Agents: Toxicological Overview, Incident Management, and Decontamination Guidance (United Kingdom)
- Tshilongelu tshia bena Amerike tshia malu a mêsu (AAO), Malu adi atangila bukubi bua mêsu ne diambuluisha dia kumpala bua dipeta dia bintu bia tshimpitshimpi, gaz lacrymogène, ne tshintu tshia kuela natshi mupuya (États-Unis)
- Bulongolodi bua dikandika dia bingoma bia tshimpitshimpi (OPCW) ne Bulongolodi bua makanda a mubidi pa buloba bujima (OMS), Malu a bukola bua mubidi a bingoma bia tshimpitshimpi ne bia bintu bidi ne muoyo: Bantu badi baluisha bimvundu (International)