Talk:Alleged Chemical Attack on Aleppo, September 6, 2016

Chlorine Indicators
As we know, chlorine turns to hydrochloric acid on contact with water, so moist tissues will be damaged. Look for irritated red eyes, skin irritation or burns, often violent coughing, perhaps with blood or mucous. Simple coughing can be faked, and simply having an oxygen mask on means nothing in itself. With enough exposure, the subject might display cyanosis (blue-purple color shift, especially visible in the lips).

Considering victims seen on video:


 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIJfktU71c
 * 0:47-1:05 - boy, mask off, not coughing, then mask on, no indicators seen
 * 1:05 - man and boy, no indicators seen - seem bored
 * 1:20 - girl, mask on, breathing deeply, no clear indicators
 * 1:26 - girl, mask on, no indicators seen - strange wiggling (does she think chlorine is a nerve agent?) Eyes wiggle, but show no redness.
 * 1:41 - man, mask on, no indicators seen


 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYzBjh5KRjg
 * 0:04 - old man, mask on, coughing
 * 0:08 - boy, mask on, eyes squeezed shut, seem puffy, but not red. Seems to be in some real distress.
 * 0:13 - boy, mask off, no indicators seen - one dubious cough, eyes open and white, not in distress
 * 0:14 - toddler, mask on, possible eye irritation, in distress
 * 0:23 - young girl, mask on, no indicators seen, white eyes
 * 0:27 - young boy, no indicators seen, white eyes, no coughing, holds his own oxygen mask near his face, not seeming to need it.

0:01-0:22 - man, could be dead, they're trying artifical breathing - no clear indicators - eyes and skin seem evenly white. --Caustic Logic (talk) 07:43, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPD6I0X1At8
 * 0:24 two boys in hospital gowns, no masks, no indicators, breathing fine but bored/apprehensive
 * 0:36 - 2 men, masks on, no indicators seen
 * 0:42 - man, mask on, no indicators
 * 0:50 - man, mask on, no indicators
 * 0:56 - man, mask on, no indicators
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzoahga4eLI
 * 1:04 dead birds are shown - no clear indicators