{"article":{"id":18317,"heading":"Beware of &quot;DIRECT ACTION\/PROTESTER DEFENSE&quot; info","author":"kirk james murphy, md","created":"2002-08-13 22:11:36","modified":"2002-08-13 22:11:36","last_modified":"Wed, 14 Aug 2002 05:11:36","article":"<p>Unfortunately, much of the info in the \"Protester Defense\" post to Portland Indymedia is erroneous; some of the information is dangerous.  [Tear gas canisters DO cause severe thermal burns!  Also, any direct action eye protection must be shatter proof (against projectiles like rubber bullets, tear gas canisters, batons, etc.)]  See the Portland Black Cross Medical Collective web site for accurate information: <br>  <br> www.blackcrosscollective.org <br>  <br>      <\/p>\n","contact":"kmurphy@ucla.edu","link":"www.blackcrosscollective.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"     Unfortunately, much of the info in the &quot;Protester Defense&quot; post to Portland Indymedia is erroneous; some of the information is dangerous.  [Tear gas canisters    DO cause severe thermal burns!  Also, any direct action eye protection must be shatter proof (aginst projectiles like rubber bullets, tear gas canisters, batons, etc.)]  For accurate info, see the Portland Black Cross Medical Collective web site: www.blackcrosscollective.org ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/08\/18317.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}