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Nominal rolls

13 Jan 2011

Since the list was compiled retrospectively about half a century after the majority of the testing, it is unlikely that this is a complete nominal roll of Canadian Veterans exposed to chemical warfare agent testing during the 1940s-70s. [...] The signs and symptoms of acute exposure are not specific to mustard gas, and depend on degree and type of exposure: redness and itching of the skin that may evolve to blistering; eye irritation, pain, swelling, light sensitivity or blindness; runny nose, cough and shortness of breath; and abdominal pain, swelling, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fever. [...] In 2006, the UK provided information on Canadian military personnel who had participated in chemical warfare agent tests at Porton Down in England, and the terms of the ex gratia payment program were expanded to include the Canadian Porton Down Veterans. [...] When development of the list ceased in June 2009, following the end of the DND/CF ex gratia program in 2007, the list contained 8,812 names, and 1,539 had confirmed exposure to chemical warfare agent testing. [...] The VAC list of Canadian Veterans of chemical warfare agents testing is considered neither complete nor fully accurate, but given the retrospective nature of the project, and the strong efforts by DND and VAC staff to construct the list, it probably is the best that can be done.
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ISBN
9781100157139 9781100157122
Pages
30
Published in
Canada

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