Do not wear contact lenses if you are in a situation where you may be tear-gassed.  When I went through basic training, we were warned that there was a possibility the tear gas they were using could melt contact lenses.

BOOOOOOOOOOOST!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus christ.

also: if you’re asthmatic; get the HELL out of there. tear gas can cause and extreme reaction and kill you almost instantly. your inhaler will NOT do shit. just get the fuck out of dodge. 

Shit. Reblogging for more vital information.

^ ATTN: sickle cell anemia:

trouble breathing due to tear gas can cause a crisis if you have sickle cell anemia. I know this because Bahrain, which had protests, had several deaths and hospitalizations due to this. Considering sickle cell is prevalent in people with African heredity and no one’s mentioned this, thought I would share.