{"id":231,"date":"2017-02-03T00:02:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippy.com\/hip\/uncategorized\/dealing-with-cs-gas-tear-gas\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:02:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:50","slug":"dealing-with-cs-gas-tear-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/activism\/dealing-with-cs-gas-tear-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with CS Gas (Tear Gas)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Gas mask- only use current military or police<br \/>\ndesigns. Don&#8217;t try any old ones you may come across in markets or army<br \/>\nsurplus stores as many used asbestos in the filters!<\/FONT><\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Mask\/hood- offer limited protection. Also<br \/>\nuseful for disguise<\/FONT><\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Goggles- for eye protection.<\/FONT><\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Neutralizer #1- Carry a bottle of solution<br \/>\nmade up from water with 5% Baking Soda.<\/FONT><\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Neutralizer #2- Carry a bottle of solution<br \/>\nmade up from water and sodium metabisulphate (sold as Campden tablets used<br \/>\nin home brewing). Note, this needs to be made fresh and doesn&#8217;t work if<br \/>\nover a day old.<\/FONT><\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI><br \/>\n<FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>If you are asthmatic tell the people around<br \/>\nyou before the action starts, so that if when sprayed you have a bad reaction<br \/>\nthey&#8217;ll be able to act appropriately by giving you your medication or getting<br \/>\na doctor.<\/FONT><\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<B><I><U><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>What to do when sprayed<\/FONT><\/U><\/I><\/B><br \/>\n<BR><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>If you are in the line of spray move backwards<br \/>\nout of range rather than sideways where the spray may still be able to<br \/>\nreach you. If you are in a building move outside. Your eyesight may become<br \/>\nblurred and it is easy to lose awareness of what is going on. Do not run<br \/>\nblindly into the arms of the police, or worse still, into traffic. Act<br \/>\ncalmly and stay aware of your surroundings whilst moving to a safe area.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>If possible stand upwind of where the spraying<br \/>\nhappened and expose the affected part of your body to the wind. This will<br \/>\nhelp disperse the gas quickly.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Flush the affected area of the body with<br \/>\nthe solution mentioned earlier or just water if this is not available.<br \/>\nDo not touch it as you will spread the chemical around and rub it into<br \/>\nyour pores. It may be possible hat you can rejoin the action right away,<br \/>\nas small amounts should only affect you for a few minutes.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>ASAP, have a cold shower for 3-5 minutes<br \/>\n(hot water opens the pores and allows gas particles in), then proceed with<br \/>\nnormal showering. Showers flush the chemical away whilst a bath will just<br \/>\nre-distribute it.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>For gross contamination, wash with Neutralizer<br \/>\nas mentioned above.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>After the action you should hang your clothes<br \/>\nup in a well ventilated area to disperse the last remnants of the gas.<br \/>\nWhen they have hung for a day or so wash them twice- first in cold and<br \/>\nthen in hot water-and they&#8217;ll be okay to wear again.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>CS Gas is fat soluble so never coat your<br \/>\nskin in petroleum jelly or similar substances for protection as some people<br \/>\nhave tried. When sprayed do not treat the area with any cream, jelly or<br \/>\nointment, unless advised to by someone who knows what they are talking<br \/>\nabout. The best treatments are air, cold water and time.<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><B><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>References<\/FONT><\/B><br \/>\n<BR><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Do or Die Editorial Collective. Do or<br \/>\nDie No. 7 Voices from Earth First!<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Headquarters, Department of the Army. Nov.<br \/>\n1985. FM 19-15 Civil Disturbances<\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><FONT FACE=Arial,Helvetica>Hoffman, Abbie. 1996. steal this book.<br \/>\nFour Walls Eight Windows<\/FONT><\/p>\n<p>Posted by: skip<br \/>\nViews: 30000<br \/>\nTopic:9\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas mask- only use current military or police designs. Don&#8217;t try any old ones you may come across in markets or army surplus stores as many used asbestos in the filters! Mask\/hood- offer limited protection. Also useful for disguise Goggles- for eye protection. 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