Emergency First Aid Treatment Guide
                                      for
                                   ACROLEIN

                                  (107-02-8)



     This guide  should not  be construed to authorize emergency
personnel to perform the procedures or  activities indicated or
implied.   Care  of persons exposed to toxic chemicals must be
directed by a physician or other competent authority.



Substance Characteristics:

Pure Form - Colorless or slightly yellow liquid.

Odor - Extremely sharp.

Commercial Forms - 92 to 99% pure liquid.

Uses  -  Chemical  intermediate,  manufacture  of  plastics, 
perfumes,  paper,  colloidal forms of metals, component of
military poison gas mixtures and liquid  fuels, antimicrobial
agent, aquatic pesticide, warning agent in methyl chloride 
refrigerant.

Materials  to  Avoid  -  Acids,  alkali,  oxidizers,  oxygen
(except for use in  emergency life support).

Caution:  Acrolein should not be exposed to  high temperatures, 
acids, alkali,  or oxidizers.  A violent polymerization reaction
may result.

Other Names  - Acquinite,  acraldehyde, acrylaldehyde,  acrylic
aldehyde, allyl  aldehyde, ethylene aldehyde, Magnacide H,
2-propenal.



Personal Protective Equipment:  See Chemical Profile Section
VIII.



Emergency Life-Support Equipment and Supplies That May Be
Required:

Compressed oxygen, forced-oxygen mask,  soap, water,  milk,
activated charcoal,  saline cathartic or sorbitol, normal saline,
D5W, Ringer's lactate.      



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Signs and Symptoms of Acute Acrolein Exposure:

Warning:   Acrolein is highly irritating to skin and mucous
membranes.  Caution  is advised.

Signs and  symptoms of  acute exposure  to acrolein  may be 
severe and include  shortness  of  breath,  tightness  in  the 
chest,  pulmonary  edema, and coma.  Lacrimation (tearing),
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur.  Acrolein  will
irritate  or burn  the skin  and mucous  membranes.  Eye contact
may cause  irritation, swelling, discharge, and/or corneal
injury.



Emergency Life-Support Procedures:

Acute exposure to acrolein may require decontamination and life
support for the  victims.   Emergency personnel  should wear 
protective clothing appropriate to  the  type  and  degree  of 
contamination.     Air-purifying   or  supplied-air  respiratory 
equipment  should  also  be  worn,  as necessary.  Rescue
vehicles  should carry supplies such as plastic sheeting and 
disposable plastic  bags to  assist in preventing spread of
contamination.


Inhalation Exposure:

1.   Move victims to fresh air.  Emergency personnel should avoid
self-exposure to acrolein.

2.   Evaluate vital signs including pulse and respiratory rate, 
and note any trauma.  If no pulse is detected, provide CPR.  If
not breathing, provide artificial respiration.  If breathing is 
labored, administer oxygen or other respiratory support.

3.   Obtain authorization and/or further instructions from the
local hospital for administration of an antidote or performance 
of other invasive procedures.

4.   RUSH to a health care facility.


Dermal/Eye Exposure:

1.   Remove victims from exposure.  Emergency personnel should
avoid self- exposure to acrolein.

2.   Evaluate vital signs including  pulse and respiratory rate, 
and note any trauma.  If no pulse is detected, provide CPR.  If
not breathing, provide artificial respiration.  If breathing is 
labored, administer oxygen or other respiratory support.


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3.   Remove contaminated clothing as soon as possible (and place
in plastic bag).

4.   If eye exposure has occurred, eyes must be flushed with
lukewarm water for at least 15 minutes.

5.   Wash exposed skin areas THOROUGHLY with soap and water.

6.   Obtain authorization and/or further instructions from the
local hospital for  administration of an antidote  or 
performance of other invasive procedures.

7.   RUSH to a health care facility.


Ingestion Exposure:

1.   Evaluate vital signs including pulse and respiratory rate,
and note any trauma.  If no pulse is detected, provide CPR.  If
not  breathing, provide artificial  respiration.  If breathing is
labored, administer oxygen or other respiratory support.

2.   Obtain authorization and/or further instructions from the
local hospital for administration of an antidote or performance
of other invasive procedures.

3.   Give the victims water or milk: children up to 1 year old,
125 mL (4 oz or 1/2 cup); children 1 to 12 years old, 200 mL (6
oz or 3/4 cup); adults, 250 mL  (8 oz  or 1  cup).  Water or milk
should be given only if victims are conscious and alert.

4.   Activated charcoal may be administered if victims are
conscious and alert.  Use 15 to 30 g (1/2 to 1 oz) for children,
50 to 100 g (1-3/4 to 3-1/2 oz) for adults, with 125 to 250 mL
(1/2 to 1 cup) of water.

5.   Promote excretion by administering a saline cathartic  or
sorbitol toconscious and alert victims.  Children require 15 to
30 g (1/2 to 1 oz) of cathartic; 50 to 100 g (1-3/4 to 3-1/2 oz)
is recommended for adults.

6.   RUSH to a health care facility.