TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to a First World War blistering agent JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 296 LP - 299 DO - 10.1136/emj.2005.032540 VL - 23 IS - 4 AU - HQ Le AU - S J Knudsen Y1 - 2006/04/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/4/296.abstract N2 - Sulfur mustards act as vesicants and alkylating agents. They have been used as chemical warfare since 1917 during the first world war. This brief report illustrates the progression of injury on a primary exposed patient to a first world war blistering agent. This case documents the rapid timeline and progression of symptoms. It emphasises the importance of appropriate personal protective equipment and immediate medical response plan with rapid decontamination and proper action from military and civilian medical treatment facilities. This case reports the first US active duty military exposure to a blistering agent in the age of global terrorism. ER -