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STAY CALM. Panicking increases the irritation. Breathe slowly and remember it is only temporary
If you see it coming or get a warning (e.g. police are putting gasmasks on), put on protective gear
If possible, move away, get upwind, or get to higher ground above tear gas clouds
If you see it coming or get a warning (e.g. police are putting gasmasks on), put on protective gear
If possible, move away, get upwind, or get to higher ground above tear gas clouds
Blow your nose, rinse your mouth, cough and spit. Try not to swallow.
If you wear contacts, you must remove the lenses or get someone to remove them for you, with CLEAN, uncontaminated fingers. Destroy the lenses after exposure, they are not cleanable.
DO NOT RUB IT IN.
If you wear contacts, you must remove the lenses or get someone to remove them for you, with CLEAN, uncontaminated fingers. Destroy the lenses after exposure, they are not cleanable.
DO NOT RUB IT IN.
It is essential to shower and wash or discard your clothes as soon as you are able. Pepper spray is toxic, and will contaminate you and everyone around you until you get rid of it.
Until then, DON'T touch your eyes, nose, mouth, face, other people, furniture, carpets, pets, etc. to avoid further contamination.
Shower using the coldest water you can stand (to keep your pores from opening) for 20 minutes. Remember to put all of your clothing, bags, hats, etc. into a plastic bag until they can be decontaminated. Keep contaminated clothing in the bag as evidence until you have talked with
a legal support person from the American Civil Liberties Union ([ http://www.aclu.org/ ]) or the National Lawyer's Guild ([ http://www.nlg.org/ ]). Protect your mucus membranes when transferring clothing from the bag into a washing machine. Tear gas and pepperspray will
gas-off out of the bag when you open it. Decontaminate clothing by washing two or three times with a harsh detergent.
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