Re: Malathion Exposure -- Chemical Exposure Of Military Dog Handlers

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Subject: Re: Malathion Exposure

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chrids pirolo

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Date Posted: 15:21:02 03/13/04 Sat
In reply to: Bill Sadler 's message, "Malathion Exposure" on 16:06:56 04/17/03 Thu

>I was a dog handler at Clark from 75-77. Worked about
>a year and a half as a shift trainer. I can remember
>having to put dogs in the cement dip tank behind the
>permanent kennels. When the dogs from Thailand came
>in and spread TCP to several of the other dogs they
>brought in a fire truck full of Malathion and had
>everyone take there dogs out of the kennels and then
>used a water cannon to drown the entire kennel complex
>with the stuff. WE then put our dogs back in the
>kennels and went about our business. Shortly after
>that I had a problem breathing on post in the CMS
>area. The shift supervisor took me to the base
>hospital and they gave me atropine to help with my
>breathing. I have had beathng problems every since.
>Have had pnuemonia several times since then and have
>asthma and reflux disease. I don't know if some of
>this is from the chemicals we were exposed to or if we
>are just getting old and falling apart. Take care and
>keep a cold one for me in your MSD can

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