injuries poisoning
Incendiary Chemical Warfare Agents and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF)
Diagnosis
Clinical evaluation Most incendiary burns are readily apparent. However, burns due to low concentrations of HF may appear deceptively innocuous, and a high index of suspicion must be maintained for deep tissue injury and systemic toxicity. WP burns may glow or smoke when exposed to air. Triage of incendiary burns should occur as for Treatment . HF burns should be triaged more urgently than their appearance would otherwise indicate; patients with large areas of exposure should be triaged immediate because of the danger of systemic toxicity. 