Characteristics of sarin exposure in 2975 Porton Down veterans
| Sarin-exposed Porton Down veterans (n=2975) | |
| n (%) | |
| Decade of first test at Porton Down | |
| 1940s | 71 (2.4) |
| 1950s | 2166 (72.8) |
| 1960s | 363 (12.2) |
| 1970s | 266 (8.9) |
| 1980s | 109 (3.7) |
| Number of sarin tests | |
| 1 | 2783 (93.5) |
| 2+ | 192 (6.5) |
| Sarin exposure quantity (dose)* | |
| Unknown | 492 (19.0) |
| Low (air<15 mg.min/m3) | 1455 (55.4) |
| High (air>15 mg.min/m3) | 657 (25.5) |
| Protective equipment† | |
| Physical | 683 (23.0) |
| Chemical | 731 (24.6) |
| State | |
| Vapour | 2577 (86.7) |
| Liquid | 349 (11.7) |
| Not recorded | 47 (1.6) |
| Chemical co-exposure | |
| Other nerve agents | 11 (0.4) |
| Sulphur mustard | 954 (32.1) |
| CS (2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile)‡ | 215 (7.2) |
| CR (dibenzoxazepine) | 238 (8.0) |
| Pralidoxime | 175 (5.9) |
| Atropine | 364 (12.2) |
| Pyridostigmine | 23 (0.8) |
| Sarin-only exposed‡ | 1430 (48.1%) |
*Chamber tests only.
†Both physical and chemical protection recorded for 167 veterans.
‡Allows for co-exposure to rubber mixes and sulphur mustard sensitivity tests.