Definition

Noun: - A chloride salt used as an antidote for nerve agents: Obidoxime chloride is a chemical compound, specifically an oxime, used in medicine to treat poisoning by certain types of nerve gases or organophosphate pesticides. It works by reactivating the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is inhibited by the poison.

Usage

• Medical Treatment: It is administered as a drug, typically by medical professionals, in cases of nerve agent exposure.
  • The emergency kit contained auto-injectors of atropine and obidoxime chloride.
  • Treatment for the pesticide poisoning included the immediate administration of obidoxime chloride.

Advanced Usage

• Part of a treatment regimen: It is often used in combination with other drugs like atropine.
  • The standard protocol for nerve agent exposure involves atropine to manage symptoms and obidoxime chloride to counteract the poison's mechanism.

Variants and Related Words

• Oxime: (Noun) A class of organic compounds to which obidoxime belongs, known for their ability to reactivate acetylcholinesterase.
• Pralidoxime: (Noun) Another oxime compound used similarly as an antidote for nerve agent and organophosphate poisoning.

Synonyms

• Antidote: A substance that counteracts a poison.
• Acetylcholinesterase reactivator: A descriptive term for its specific biochemical function.

Notes

• Specificity: The term refers precisely to this chemical compound. It is not a general term for any chloride or any antidote.
• Context: Its use is almost exclusively in medical, military, or emergency response contexts related to chemical weapon or severe pesticide poisoning.

Noun

1. a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX