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A pulmonary agent (or choking agent) is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.

Examples of pulmonary agents include:

chlorine gas
chloropicrin (PS)
diphosgene (DP)
phosgene (CG)

References

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. (Sep. 1995). Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook: Pulmonary Agents. Retrieved Nov. 7, 2004.

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