Posted on Jan 6, 2016
Do services still train with Atropine injectors? Do you remember doing so if you're a Vet?
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Man, I hated those things. Was terrified of them, really. Slam it against your thigh if you thought you might be exposed, but slam it into your heart if you WERE exposed. I mean....sure. If it comes to that, I imagine anyone would do it to save themselves, but...damn. The thought sure sucks!
My first time, I couldn't do it. Even though I knew it wouldn't fire. Our Chief was walking up and down the line, and it took him stopping in front of me, folding his arms, and giving me that good old Goat Locker stare before I did it.
Do services still train for that? Did it bother you? The likelihood, I have to think, of a chemical attack is much lower now than when I was in towards the end of the Cold War.
My first time, I couldn't do it. Even though I knew it wouldn't fire. Our Chief was walking up and down the line, and it took him stopping in front of me, folding his arms, and giving me that good old Goat Locker stare before I did it.
Do services still train for that? Did it bother you? The likelihood, I have to think, of a chemical attack is much lower now than when I was in towards the end of the Cold War.
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Yes, I certainly do remember nerve agent antidote injectors SN Greg Wright.
The demonstrations of what the injector would do to inanimate objects was very informative and shocking the first time you saw it.
During the Cold War we were trained to inject ourselves with our own injector in the thigh if we recognized any of the nerve agent symptoms. Then we would use our buddies injectors to inject those who were still alive but incapable of injecting themselves. It reminded me a lot of the airline instruction to put your own mask on when oxygen was low and then put one on your child.
The demonstrations of what the injector would do to inanimate objects was very informative and shocking the first time you saw it.
During the Cold War we were trained to inject ourselves with our own injector in the thigh if we recognized any of the nerve agent symptoms. Then we would use our buddies injectors to inject those who were still alive but incapable of injecting themselves. It reminded me a lot of the airline instruction to put your own mask on when oxygen was low and then put one on your child.
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I well remember the sound of all those fake injectors hitting our chairs. No one actually pressed it to their legs. Interestingly, my wife and I carry a similar auto injector, an Epi-Pen, when we care for our granddaughter who is allergic to peanuts. You can bet I'd use it on her if she were exposed and unable to breathe. Do they still train with them today? Sorry, I can't say...
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