If you are ever Sprayed with Pepper Spray...
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Zero_G
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Here's an article I found comparing treatment methods.
Bottom line was time was the only thing that made a difference.
[from http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/5_suppl_1/S46-a]
A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Different Treatment Regimens Following Oleoresin Capsaicin (Pepper Spray) Exposure
Robert Hennessy, J. Dave Barry, John Ward and John G. McManus
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX
ABSTRACT
Objective: Oleoresin capsicum (OC), an inflammatory agent, is a derivative of hot cayenne peppers used as a defensive and incapacitating agent. Exposure to OC results in irritation and inflammation of the mucous membranes. The purpose of this study was to compare various topical agents for decreasing pain related to OC exposure.
Methods: We performed a single-blind, randomized human experiment evaluating the effectiveness of 5 different regimens for the treatment of topical facial OC exposure in volunteer adult law-enforcement trainees. Forty-nine adults consented for the study and were exposed to OC during a routine training exercise. Following exposure to OC, subjects underwent a 2-minute training exercise and then were allowed to self-decontaminate with tap water. After decontamination, subjects rated their pain using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS). The subjects were then randomized into one of 5 different treatment cloths soaked with one of 4 different substances (Maalox, 2% lidocaine gel, baby shampoo, and milk) or 1 control group (water). Subjects were observed for 60 minutes and allowed to use as many towels as desired. Subjects' pain was documented every 10 minutes using the VAS. Subjects were blinded to previous VAS recordings and treatment regimens. A 1.3-cm improvement was considered clinically significant.
Results: 45 men and 4 women with an average age of 24 were enrolled in the study. Two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) (treatment, time) with repeated measures on one factor (time) was performed. There was a significant difference in pain with respect to time (p < 0.001), but no significant interaction between time and treatment (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in pain between treatment groups (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: In this study there was no significant difference in pain between different treatment groups for pain relief secondary to facial OC exposure. Time after exposure appeared to be the best predictor for decrease in pain.
Bottom line was time was the only thing that made a difference.
[from http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/5_suppl_1/S46-a]
A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Different Treatment Regimens Following Oleoresin Capsaicin (Pepper Spray) Exposure
Robert Hennessy, J. Dave Barry, John Ward and John G. McManus
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX
ABSTRACT
Objective: Oleoresin capsicum (OC), an inflammatory agent, is a derivative of hot cayenne peppers used as a defensive and incapacitating agent. Exposure to OC results in irritation and inflammation of the mucous membranes. The purpose of this study was to compare various topical agents for decreasing pain related to OC exposure.
Methods: We performed a single-blind, randomized human experiment evaluating the effectiveness of 5 different regimens for the treatment of topical facial OC exposure in volunteer adult law-enforcement trainees. Forty-nine adults consented for the study and were exposed to OC during a routine training exercise. Following exposure to OC, subjects underwent a 2-minute training exercise and then were allowed to self-decontaminate with tap water. After decontamination, subjects rated their pain using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS). The subjects were then randomized into one of 5 different treatment cloths soaked with one of 4 different substances (Maalox, 2% lidocaine gel, baby shampoo, and milk) or 1 control group (water). Subjects were observed for 60 minutes and allowed to use as many towels as desired. Subjects' pain was documented every 10 minutes using the VAS. Subjects were blinded to previous VAS recordings and treatment regimens. A 1.3-cm improvement was considered clinically significant.
Results: 45 men and 4 women with an average age of 24 were enrolled in the study. Two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) (treatment, time) with repeated measures on one factor (time) was performed. There was a significant difference in pain with respect to time (p < 0.001), but no significant interaction between time and treatment (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in pain between treatment groups (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: In this study there was no significant difference in pain between different treatment groups for pain relief secondary to facial OC exposure. Time after exposure appeared to be the best predictor for decrease in pain.
ChristopherG
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Awesome--I love regimented, peer-reviewed science!
Thanks very much, Zero-G, and welcome to THR!
On the other hand, you're breaking my heart a bit; I expect to get sprayed twice more in the next six months, and it would be nice to think there's a silver bullet for the pain, somewhere out there
Thanks very much, Zero-G, and welcome to THR!
On the other hand, you're breaking my heart a bit; I expect to get sprayed twice more in the next six months, and it would be nice to think there's a silver bullet for the pain, somewhere out there
Little off subject, but I remember in the Army, the day of the CS gas chamber, everyone was trying to get everyone else to drink lots of milk as it 'would lessen the effects of CS gas'
Drinking lots of milk before the gas chamber just makes you puke more and make you more miserable, thank god i was smart enough not to drink any milk that day.....
FWIW - CS gas was the worst chemical agent I've ever been exposed to. Playing around in HS i've been maced and peppered.....neither compared to CS gas. YMMV
Drinking lots of milk before the gas chamber just makes you puke more and make you more miserable, thank god i was smart enough not to drink any milk that day.....
FWIW - CS gas was the worst chemical agent I've ever been exposed to. Playing around in HS i've been maced and peppered.....neither compared to CS gas. YMMV
Guzzizzit
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I've tried several of the "tricks" to relieve the effects of OC, and the best i've found is just to wash off the excess from your skin with cool water and baby shampoo, rinse your eyes briefly with cool clean water, then open your eyes and face into the wind (a fan works even better if its available).
From a chemical stand poing, WEhats happening is the OC is reacting with the O2 in the air (oxidizing). By useing excessive ammounts of water/milk/etc. All your doing is slowing the reaction. Think of it like stractching a bug bite, feels better for a bit, but it just gets worse when you stop.
From a chemical stand poing, WEhats happening is the OC is reacting with the O2 in the air (oxidizing). By useing excessive ammounts of water/milk/etc. All your doing is slowing the reaction. Think of it like stractching a bug bite, feels better for a bit, but it just gets worse when you stop.
Guzzizzit
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HAHA!!! That happened to me after the first time i got sprayed. I'd rinsed off my face but forgot about my HAIR. When i jumped in the shower a couple hours latter it all washed back into my eyes and onto my manhood. Burned like hell.
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