What are some long-term affects from a mustard bombing?

Question

ya know i mean sulfur mustard bombs.... they r used in wars ya know...?

Answer 1

I knew a jeweler in Cinncinnati, OH who had been mustard bombed when he served in the military during what must've been WWI. He survived, but his lungs were badly scarred and he sounded like he breathed through a pinhole. It was a bad sound. Also his voice was odd, and I have since learned that it was a typical result of the mustard bombing. So at least one result of mustard bombing (besides death) was permanent scarring in the lungs and airway, with scarring on the larynx that impeded voice.

Answer 2

Mustard agent is a persistent chemical weapon, classified as a blister agent. Mustard is not normally lethal, unless inhaled or in cases of extremely high exposure. Mustard is not a gas, but an aerosol liquid. When the liquid touches exposed skin, a large and painful blister forms. If the liquid comes in contact with the eyes, blindness can occur (temporary or permanent).

Unlike chemical gases, mustard is not dispersed with the wind and it does not break-down over time like most other agents. Unless cleaned up or neutralized, mustard agent can continue to inflict causalties. During the First World War, mustard agent would collect in water puddles, freeze over the winter, and inflict causalties in the spring thaw.

Answer 3

Mustard agent, which was used extensively in WW1, again in Ethiopia 1930's, again in Yemen 1960's, and in Iraq/Iran in 1980's is a horrible weapon, but not particularly effective against protected and trained Soldiers. Most modern militaries train to defend against Chem Warfare.

Contrary to popular belief, mustard (blistering agent, AKA a vesicant) is not designed to kill, but rather cause injuries and contaminate terrain and equipment for a couple of days before it generally evaporates. Whereas nerve agents are meant to kill rapidly, blister agents cause injury (cell damage resembling burns), which results in a casualty which has to be evacuated off the battlefield, decontaminated, and treated at a hospital-all involving a lot of manpower and money.

During training, we used to put drops of mustard on our wrist then decontaminate it using our M13 Skin Decon Kit. If we took too long to scrape it off and apply Fuller's Earth to absorb it, then here's what happens: After a few hours, the affected area turn red and irritated; before you go to bed their appears small fluid filled blisters [no real pain]; when you wake up, the small blisters coalesce into one big juicy blister about the size of a quarter. From that point, just treat it as a burn blister and prevent from infection. Now this is just from one small drop the size of a sesame seed-imagine sitting or rolling around and getting dozens of these blisters thoughout your body. Just like third degree burns, if you have large parts of your body affected by blister agent then mortality increases. Oh yeah, the vapor is really bad because it'll destroy the sensitive nasal and upper airway (larynx), and lung tissue. Longterm effects generally a scarring, fibrosis, hypersensitivity to other irritants; and a noted increased likelihood of developing cancer.

Answer 4

Death is a long term effect

Answer 5

Foot long hot dogs.

Answer 6

alot of stuff that tastes like mustard...
and death is fairly permenant...

Answer 7

Well aside for death that damn yellow stain is a b-itch to get out.....

Answer 8

Death for one....

Answer 9

Death.