Treatment for Pepper Spray?
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I’m an acupuncturist.I accidentally got pepper sprayed in the eyes and face.Any acupuncture pts you can think of in an emergency situation such as this?
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Issues/Symptoms: sinusitis
Patterns: lung wind invasion - wind heat
Acupoints: ex bitong, ex biyan, ex yintang, gv 20, ht 7, li 4, lu 7, th 5, ub 2
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comment by "ChadD" (acupuncturist)
on Feb 2017
So pepper spray invokes an inflammatory response in the mucus membranes (eyes, ears, nose, etc.). Accordingly any of the points that pull this away would be helpful - UB 2, Bitong, Biyan, LU 7, LI 4, TH 5, etc.
While in no way complete lists - our lung wind heat section has relevant points and our section on possibly helpful points for sinusitis would offer some others.
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comment by "StephenS" (acupuncturist)
on Feb 2017
In addition to the points @Chad_Dupuis mentioned I would probably add a few points to deal with the acute trauma and shock of the experience. So some Shen calming points like GV 20, HT 7, and YinTang.
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