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| | Health Hazards of Pepper Spray |
 | | In 1993, however, the US Department of Labor warned that OC spray posed significant health risks to exposed employees, that it could cause unpredictable, severe adverse health outcomes, and that it should not be intentionally sprayed on the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes of employees during training.(26) |
 | | A conflict of interest investigation by the FBI Academy Firearms Training Unit in Quantico, VA (which had produced the earlier, favorable report on OC sprays) revealed that one of their researchers had received $57,500 from the manufacturer and distributor of Cap-Stun, a widely used brand of OC spray. |
 | | A review of reported injuries found that 61 of approximately 6000 officers directly exposed to OC spray during training experienced adverse effects (eye irritation, eye burns and abrasions, dyspnea, asthma attacks, nasal irritation, acute hypertension, severe headaches, chest pain and loss of consciousness) sufficiently severe to require medical attention. |
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