Rhinorrhea sarin exposure

Symptoms Sarin exposure includes rhinorrhea, chest tightness, pinpoint pupils, shortness of breath, excessive salivation and sweating, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, involuntary defecation and urination, muscle twitching, confusion, seizures, flaccid paralysis, coma, respiratory failure, and death. 

Several milligrams of VX, the least volatile nerve agent, absorbed through the skin will cause clinical signs and symptoms.1112 A Ct (the concentration [C] of agent vapor or aerosol in air, as mg/m3, multiplied by the time [t] of exposure, in minutes) of 2 to 3 mg min/m3 of sarin will produce miosis and rhinorrhea in man.13 This Ct can be attained with exposure to a concentration of 2 mg/m3 for 1 minute or a concentration of 0.05 mg/m3 for 40 minutes. 

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