Effects of Pepper Gas Exposure in Non-combatant Bystanders.
Effects of Pepper Gas Exposure in Non-combatant Bystanders.
Pepper sprays and pepper gas grenades are used by riot police at various places in the world
 for crowd control. Data about the acute effects based on human studies is extremely scarce.
 Kashmir valley in the northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed political
 turmoil for the past 22 years and incidents of stone pelting are common wherein groups of
 youth indulge in stone pelting at the security personnel. While there have been previous
 episodes of fatalities associated with incidents of firing by the security personnel; non
 lethal methods are adopted routinely now. These include lathis, water cannons, tear gas and
 more recently the pepper gas grenades. The pepper grenades explode in the area and the
 adverse effects are perceived by the population in the area too who are even sitting in their
 homes. The study proposes to observe the health effects of the pepper gas exposure in
 non-combatant civilians.
Eligibility:

 History of exposure to a pepper grenade explosion.

 Exclusion:

 Participation in combat operation/ stone pelting/ demonstration.
Inclusion Criteria:

 All participants with a history of exposure to pepper gas grenade explosion

 Exclusion Criteria:

 Combatant role while exposure