MAKE A MEME View Large Image American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee, "An Atlas of Gas Poisoning" plate IX.jpg en Plate IX from An Atlas of Gas Poisoning by the American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee American Red Cross 1918 Plate title Ulceration ...
View Original:American_Red_Cross_and_Medical_Research_Committee,_"An_Atlas_of_Gas_Poisoning"_plate_IX.jpg (2504x3952)
Download: Original    Medium    Small Thumb
Courtesy of:commons.wikimedia.org More Like This
Keywords: American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee, "An Atlas of Gas Poisoning" plate IX.jpg en Plate IX from An Atlas of Gas Poisoning by the American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee American Red Cross 1918 Plate title Ulceration of trachea by mustard gas Text begins The characteristic feature is the sloughing of the tracheal mucous membrane The reddening of the base of the tongue and of the pharynx with a sharp delimitation where the oesophagus has refused ingress to the toxic vapour is also seen with chlorine and other irritant gases The American Red Cross published this guide for the American Expeditionary Force in World War I sometimes called the chemists ™ war The chromolithograph plates of characteristic injuries were intended to help inexperienced officers identify the type of gas used in attacks 1918 Institution Chemical Heritage Foundation object history exhibition history credit line http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation accession number http //othmerlib chemheritage org/ Roy G Neville Historical Chemical Library http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation Image downloaded with permission from the Chemical Heritage Foundation as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative CHF-cooperation PD-old-100 An Atlas of Gas Poisoning World War I Chemical weapons American Red Cross
Terms of Use   Search of the Day