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• Facts About VX
  Overview of VX, including signs, symptoms, & treatment
• Case Definition: Nerve Agents or Organophosphates
  Includes clinical description, lab criteria for diagnosis, & case classification.
• Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders
  Agent-specific identification, medical symptoms, prevention & personal protective equipment, fire fighting, sampling & analytical methods, decontamination, spillage disposal, packaging & labeling information.
• Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents
  Tabun, sarin, soman, & VX. From the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Medical Management Guidelines (MMG): Nerve Agents
  Tabun, sarin, soman, & VX. From the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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