An atlas of gas poisoning by Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
"An atlas of gas poisoning by Great Britain. Medical Research Committee" is a scientific medical atlas produced in the World War I era. It presents official, instructional illustrations and notes for medical officers on the effects of chemical warfare agents, focusing on phosgene and mustard gas. The likely topic is the pathology, clinical presentation, and practical implications of gas injuries to the lungs, skin, airways, and eyes. The book explains that phosgene,
a pulmonary irritant, causes immediate respiratory discomfort followed by delayed but rapidly progressive lung oedema, alveolar rupture, vascular congestion, and small-vessel thrombosis, leading to “blue” or “pallid” asphyxia and early death in severe cases; brief case notes and a lung micrograph demonstrate these changes, with mention of oxygen and venesection as supportive measures. Mustard gas, a vesicant, acts with delayed onset, producing intense conjunctivitis, diffuse skin erythema, blistering, and later brown staining, with particular vulnerability of moist skin areas and the perineum; in the airways it causes sloughing of tracheal and bronchial mucosa, secondary infection, and septic broncho‑pneumonia, while lung sections show bronchiolar necrosis and peribronchial haemorrhage rather than generalised oedema. The atlas also stages ocular burns from acute damage to resolution, noting risks of corneal ulceration and outlining supportive care (early atropine and cleansing, later astringents). Throughout, concise plate descriptions, case sketches, and histology highlight the distinct mechanisms, timelines, complications, and recovery patterns of these two agents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Creator | Great Britain. Medical Research Committee |
|---|---|
| Title | An atlas of gas poisoning |
| Original Publication | London: Medical Research Committee, 1918. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject | Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76801 |
| Release Date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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