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    How to Deal with Tear Gas

    So your supping on a cold beer in Bangkok, then the protesters attract the attention of the police and start using tear gas.
    Just to help you have a happy holiday in Thailand ,i hope useful advice. Try and stay clear of troubled areas but sometimes the trouble moves to where you are relaxing.shopping or just trying to explore Bangkok.
    Lets hope you avoid troubled areas,and enjoy your stay in Amazing Thailand.

    What to Do

    Tear gas usually is delivered in the form a grenade, which is fitted onto the end of a gas gun and fired with a blank shotgun cartridge. Therefore, you may hear shots being fired when tear gas is used. Don't assume you are being shot at. Do not panic. Look up when you hear the shot and avoid being in the path of the grenade. Tear gas grenades often explode in the air, delivering a metal container which will spew gas. This container will be hot, so do not touch it. Do not pick up an unexploded tear gas canister, since it could explode and cause injury.
    The best defense against tear gas is a gas mask, but if you don't have a mask there are still steps you can take to minimize damage from tear gas. If you think you might encounter tear gas you can soak a bandana or paper towel in lemon juice or cider vinegar and store it in a plastic baggie. You can breathe through the acidified cloth for several minutes, which should give you sufficient time to get upwind or reach higher ground. Goggles are a great thing to have. You can use tight-fitting swim goggles if chemical safety goggles aren't available. Don't wear contacts anywhere you might encounter tear gas. If you are wearing contact lenses, immediately remove them. Your contacts are a loss as is anything else you can't wash. You can wear your clothes again after you wash them, but wash them separately that first time. If you don't have goggles or any sort of mask, you can breathe the air inside your shirt, since there is less air circulation and therefore a lower concentration of the gas, but that is counterproductive once the fabric becomes saturated.


    First Aid

    First aid for eyes is to flush them with sterile saline or water until the stinging starts to abate. Exposed skin should be washed with soap and water. Breathing difficulties are treated by administering oxygen and in some cases using medication that are used to treat asthma. Medicated bandages can be used on burns.
    Tear Gas Exposure - How to Deal with Tear Gas
    Fascists dress in black and go around telling people what to do, whereas priests... more drink!

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    Quote Originally Posted by klong toey
    you can breathe the air inside your shirt
    This alone could cause the death of a few members here!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by klong toey
    you can breathe the air inside your shirt
    This alone could cause the death of a few members here!
    Just a copy and paste job for a bit of fun.

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    goggles help ,




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