While Victim is still Alive
- Doctors can detect VX Nerve Gas by taking urine samples. VX gas, when inhaled, runs through the cholinesterase activity in the blood. A treatment to rid a victim of VX is to give them large doses of Atropine, which acts as an antidote. VX is absorbed in the body very quickly, and it can be traced by looking at the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, and observing if it has turned yellow. Diagnosable if urine sample tests positive and victim has corresponding symptoms of VX poisoning.
Post Mortem
- VX poisoning can be determined within a victim if a coroner sees small impurities (yellow or amber) in the body. A test known as shocking pink can detect VX by indicating a change in the color of the paper from blue to pink.
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