Investigation into consequences of the use of chemical weapons on women and their children

During sacred defense, our society s women as good as men became the victim of chemical weapons in the residential zones of war zones or indirectly. - History and evolutionary course of chemical wars in world. - At first, Indian forces attacked china by chemical weapons in 12 century. in 1456 , Ottoman Empire attacked Belgrade by these weapons . In 1894, English used poison smoke and casualties to enemy Lines by Liquid chlorine gas. And in 1915 in yperite city againset Belgium. From 1980 to 1988, Iraqi Islam s combatants and, People, with the thechnological support of Germany and USA and their weaponries.

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جمعه - ۱۸ دی ۲۰۰۸ / 2008 18 October

- Variety:
- Lethal chemical compounds have different kinds, and various short – term or Long- term clinical effects.
A) Compounds that suffocate namely phosgene.
B) Blood gases such as HCN and Cianogen chloride
C) Blister gas such as mustard gas
D) Nerve gases such as Sarin – poison material VX
E) Miscellaneous chemicals namely Ricin and Botolinal poisons
- Effects and symptoms of chemicals
1) Lethal effects: factors that result in death at first minutes and hours: such as sianids. Nerve factors, and some suffocating gases
2) Injurious effects: These result in injuries in tissues, and intervention of
Medicine team is necessary for their cure: mustard gases, and
3) Debilitating effects: chemicals that will have long – term effects: many chemicals
Chemicals affect the surroundings, plant and soil.
In ecosystem, they have serious effects on soil compounds, plant cover, heavenly descents, photosynthesis changes, prevalence of heat waves, and extinction of animals.
- Humans are the main and principal goal of chemical wars. Our society¬ s women have been exposed to chemical in various manners.
Unfortunately, oppression of our region s Muslim women in this ground is observable and serious. There are not many investigation and inquiry projects conducted on war handicapped women.
1. Attendance as local elements, and residence in location because of direct or indirect effect of airflows and its transfers.
2. In many instances, our society s women have been exposed to chemical flows in Field hospitals or aid and moving by ambulance or aid elements.
3. Women who have engaged in part of service namely washing clothes, coverlets, and hygienic things of combatants.
4. Women whom their devoted husbands have been exposed in chemicals, that its psychological effects put often great stress on their life.
- Effects and side effects of chemicals:
- Primary symptoms:
Takipene 1- Breathing symptoms: sense of the density of suffocating materials ,
, and burning in breathing canal
, weak eyes and optic neuritis. kanjiktoit ØŒ Hiyosin ØŒ 2- Optic symptoms :
3- Nervous symptoms: Decrease in wariness quotient, muscular weakness,
Convulsion, coma

4- Alimentary symptoms: nausea, vomit, disorder of G2 system
- But seriously, subsequent effects for combatants, and supportive and supporter elements are dependent on the kind of chemical.
- The most main factor that is used in 8-years – old war of Iran by world authoritarian is mustard. The acute and chronic effects of Mustard are
Variant; however, they are summarized in two main parts.
- In the case of Low Doso: Erythema, skin blisters and warts
, breathing disorders, Ulceration High Doso:
- Now, intensive breathing distresses are the most annoying and let halest Factors against combatants. Chemical the handicapped suffer breathing disorders and long term effects of this dangerous gas more than anything. It is not little the number of women who involved in main breathing damages because of continuous touch with zone or combatants cloths. Or suffer martyrdom.
- Beside breathing disorders, main changes are created in blood system, genitalia organs, and genetic system. In this summary we elude to congenital effects disorders in the children of victims of chemical gases.
Mustard gas result sin:
With thymine, lack of make Goanin 1. Principal changes in cell DNA, join of
..... , Goanin Messenger RNA, vanish of
2. Damage in normal circle of protein and enzymes in molecular surfaces.
- To base on great affinity and similarity of humans and, mousse genetic, scientists acquired interesting results about handicapping effects of mustard gas on a generation of white mousse:
- However we should debate seriously the attack, hurt and probability of simultaneous pregnancy.
- The main effects and anomalies:
1. Death 2. Abortion 3. Optic symptoms in fetus 4. Harelip and gap of palate 5. Organs anoma 6. anomaly of heart and vessels 7 . the mental handicap 8. Agenesis of diaphragm 9. Kidney ectomy 10. Horseshoe kidneys
This study has produced result in 34 fetuses from among
Fetuses' subject:
- Growth deficiency and body handicap
- Short legs
- Adhesive fingers of hand and leg
- Harelip and gap of palate
- Optic damages
- Brain damages
- Main side effects obtained are laboratory models. There fore,
-To base on exact statistics and universal experiences, Mustard gas that was a chemical agent used in sacred defense, can be indicative of changes in genital system, high prevalence barrenness, and mental handicap, al though its demonstration requires harder work and more comprehensive research.
-To base on received statistics of corps ground force personnel in 1377, prevalence of mental handicap and organs anomaly, and incurable ills were serious and high in personnel of combatants of chemical war the handicapped.
Reference:
1. Military medicine 98
2. Long man embrihy 1997 embriology
3. Burnet F.M (1970)
4. Wod. S .sand millin R.w (1968) Mustard gas.
5. Nishimota y. And ___ 1983 – long term observe .Fa
6. Yanakido M.____1986
7 Article about effects of Mustard gas – Dr. Shajar Musavi
8. Article by Gholam Husein Riazi , entitled biological analysis of Mustard gas
9. Article of Isfahan University
10. Article of Late side effects of Mustard gas; Dr. Hosein Elyasi,
Martyr Beheshti University
- Reference: office of women s affairs of devotees' organization:
A report of the first congress of patient bloc chouse keepers.
(Feminine devotees), Tehran, Institute of engineering and medical sciences of devotees, 1382
- Sedigheh Bayat, a heroine from south of city
- She comes from south of city, have educated just for few years. Because of earning Live Lihood, she left her study and was obliged to work in a factory. Because of that, she was viewing the sunrise from bus windows of Tehran – Karaj But despite her childhood, she had such indescribable knowledge that she still has, always companion of her loneliness was Quran and Nahjol-Balaghe, Mafatih and Resaleh . Perhaps, this very affair resulted in her identity, and prevented her from deviation. To begin the imposed war, she hurried to Kurdistan. She has been an aid of west fronts. Her heart filled eith bitter and sweet memories of 8-years-old sacred defense. Martyr. Nasr
Allahi, the commander of
Baneh troops knows her well, and has listened to her memories again and again. She said me about Iraq attack, wildness of kumleh, abjection and crime of anti- revolutionary cells and infidels…
Cells have stolen operating rooms - of she has said even me that penetrators
Tools, because wounded combatants don’t receive the aid and suffer martyrdom. She has yet some mementos from that day in her photograph albums in vitrine of her room.
- Now, many years passed from the period of imposed war, but I visit her from time to time.
- She Lives in that very small and old house in obscurity and loneliness beside nostalgia of the age. Perhaps, she is only 40 years pld, But she has became the old of day and age. She erects rowzeh in her house every month. In two days of a week, she erects session of reading Quran for children. At wednsdays nights, you can find her in Jamkaran. Her heart is yet burning. Something. Her coughs mix eith bloodu humor.
Her bones ache, but I know that any one of them don’t annoy her. The now situation of the age annoy often her. HER pains are very much the same as others like herself. However, she is yet hopeful. Her intention of spiritual seclusion is the health and hurry of advent of Imam Zaman. She has worked so much that now she cannot work any more, however, she erects mourning assembly for martyr.
Jan Bozorgi by that unemployment salary.
- This Moharram , She read Ziarat Ashura for health and advent of Imam Zaman for 40 days , then she didn’t be content , and began to next fortieth. Perhaps , this caves that Imam comes to inquire her health in her dreams. She is not so famous and renowned. However, the circle of gods friends know her well. She is memento of 8-years – old imposed war, and sacred defense. Perhaps, you haven’t heard yet her name, but I believe one day that last Imam will come he will know even her.
I talk a bout Sedighe Bayat . Perhaps, those days many people will recognize Ms. Bayat , and will call her name.
- Reference keyhan Newspaper, Thursday, 4 Mehr 1381, 18 Rajab 1423, Number 17485.

Writer: Dr. Zabih Allah Hasanzadeh