New lotion offers protection from chemical warfare
As defense, security and military organizations across the world train and prepare to respond to potential terrorist attacks, they can now add an effective decontamination tool against Chemical Warfare (CW) agents and T2 toxin to the protective equipment they wear and carry.
RSDecon, a business of Bracco Diagnostics, Inc., offers a proven, safe, fast-acting and easy-to-use form of protection against all known CW agents with its RSDL product. RSDL is a broad-spectrum liquid CW agent decontaminant that removes and neutralizes CW agents and T2 toxin from skin within two minutes.
The lotion is standard equipment carried by head-of-state protection agencies in both the U. S. and abroad, as well as major U. S. police and fire departments, including the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). It has been formally tested and proven effective by both the Department of Defense (DoD) and multiple NATO military organizations, and is deployed by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It has been demonstrated to be safe and effective as a skin decontaminate and has been cleared by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has received the European CE Mark and approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (ARTG Number 155966).
In addition to helping neutralize CW agents and T2 toxin on gear and skin, it also helps ensure that defense personnel can return to their duties quickly when they are needed most: in the first phase of an incident or attack.
Unlike water or powder-based technologies, which can smear or spread the CW agent, RSDL decontaminates or removes the contaminant from the skin. RSDL’s single-step application provides the ease of use necessary when time is of the essence. Once the CW agent is decontaminated, RSDL leaves a non-toxic residue that can be easily rinsed off when operational conditions permit.
RSDL’s lotion form enables it to:
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eliminate powder particle inhalation hazards, particle build-up in a respirator’s exhalation valve, and prevent powder particles from entering an officer’s eyes
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enhance coverage and “spreadability”
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provide tactile sensation of coverage in situations when visibility is reduced (night operations, heavy smoke conditions, etc.)