Voline on Nostr: PEPPER SPRAY PAIN RELIEF I was a volunteer subject in these randomized, double-blind ...

PEPPER SPRAY PAIN RELIEF

I was a volunteer subject in these randomized, double-blind trials to find a treatment for pepper spray discomfort. The only thing found to be better than water was a 1:1 solution of water and liquid antacid — aluminum hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide-based, such as Maalox or Mylanta. Use plain or mint, but a physician and street medic friend asked me to stress that *mint* is best.

“The Black Cross Healthcare Collective was a group of healthcare workers who lived in Portland, Oregon. They formed after the WTO protests of 1999, after seeing a need for medical care that specifically served people who were attending direct actions, demonstrations and political protests.”

"In the early 2000s they pioneered community-supported trials to find an antidote to pepper spray. These trials resulted in an antidote that has been used in street protests internationally.”

#LA #ICE

https://itdidhappenherepodcast.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/fight-the-power-do-no-harm-the-story-of-the-black-cross-healthcare-collective/