"The expert added: "Ultimately death is caused by asphyxia, as the muscles used for breathing become paralysed.Dying tots were pictured fighting for their lives, as 1,000 civilians were affected in what is feared to have been the worst chemical attack in Syrian history.Sarin gas does have antidotes, but they have to be administered quickly.If a person has been exposed to the gas they should leave the area immediately, go to the highest possible ground because sarin will sink in the atmosphere, according to the CDC.Remove and dispose of all clothes so they don’t take any contamination with them.They should also try and wash straight away to get any of the chemical off of their skin and out of their hair.As long as the chemical is left on the body, it will continue to poison it.Treatment consists of removing sarin from the body as soon as possible and providing urgent medical care.Antidotes, like atrophine, are most effective if they are administered as soon as possible after exposure.It is claimed an illegal Doomsday nerve agent was mixed with chlorine gas and dropped on a hospital following the collapse of a truce on Friday.Britain and the US have hit out at Russia for its support of the Syrian government after activists and rescuers said a poison gas attack caused the deaths on Saturday night.The alleged attack came amid a new offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce - as government airstrikes resumed today on the last rebel stronghold in Eastern Ghouta.A joint statement by the medical relief organisation Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and the civil defence, which operates in rebel-held areas, said dozens of people had died in the chemical attack with many others killed in government airstrikes.The US State Department said Moscow had to bear responsibility because of its support for Syria.And the UK Foreign Office called on Russia and Iran to stop violence against civilians.The Kremlin and Assad regime denied the attack had taken place.UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was "truly horrific to think that many of the victims were reportedly families seeking refuge from airstrikes in underground shelters".Pope Francis said it was an unjustifiable use of "instruments of extermination", while President Donald Trump warned of a "big price to pay" for Russia and Iran. On Thursday, China also vetoed at least five UN resolutions against Syria. When asked if Assad should relinquish power, President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday, "I think what happened in Three of them have since died, according to the Turkish justice minister. "It is extremely poisonous if you breathe it in. Moallem said rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS have brought chemicals from Iraq and Turkey into the country and have been stockpiling them in residential areas. In August 2013, Syrian government forces were accused of using chemical weapons against rebel-held suburbs outside the capital, Damascus. Exposure to even a small amount of Sarin may be fatal, yet treatments are available that may prevent permanent neurological damage and death. Russia, which launched its military operation in support of Syrian government forces in September 2015, has an estimated 4,000 troops in Syria and is Assad's key backer. Sarin is an organophosphate nerve agent. It's the worst chemical attack the war-torn country has witnessed since 2013. Death will usually occur as a result of asphyxia due to the inability to control the muscles involved in breathing. Trump also said that he has not yet discussed the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It's claimed a helicopter dropped a … ISIS, which grew out of al-Qaeda in Iraq, took root in northern and eastern Syria in 2013 after seizing swaths of territory in neighboring Iraq. The Kremlin said in a statement Thursday that Putin spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "exchanged views" about Tuesday's attack in Syria, according to Russian state media. Trump added, "I now have responsibility, and I will have that responsibility and carry it very proudly." I think it was something that was not one of our better days as a country," he told reporters. Earlier Thursday, Peskov told reporters that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was "absolutely inadmissible," but his comments hinted that it's "terrorists" who are deploying them. Possible military action could include "stand-off strikes," or strikes from weapons fired from afar, the official said. The death toll from the attack in Syria's Idlib province has climbed to at least 86 civilians, including 30 children and 20 women, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Like some other nerve agents that affect the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, sarin attacks the nervous system by interfering with the degradation of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions. THE nerve agent sarin is believed to have been used in the Assad government’s alleged chemical weapons attack on Douma. More than 1,400 people were estimated to have suffocated to death in Ghouta, with many suffering symptoms such as convulsions, constricted pupils and foaming at the nose and mouth and rapid heartbeat, according to a U.S. intelligence report. Sarin gas used in Syria chemical attack, Turkey's Health Ministry saysBiden 'would shut [country down]' to stop spread of COVID-19Tropical Storm Laura, Marco simultaneously heading toward Gulf statesAcid produced during digestion helps explain why cancer worsens with ageBiden to David Muir on Trump's Harris attacks: 'No president' has used those words Trump said his attitude toward Syria and the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, "has changed very much" after the attack that reportedly killed at least 80 people.Trump said his attitude toward Syria and the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, "has changed very much" after the attack that reportedly killed at least 80 people.A man carries the body of a dead child after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria, April 4, 2017.A man carries the body of a dead child after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria, April 4, 2017.Syrians hold funeral prayers before they bury the bodies of victims of a a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017.Syrians hold funeral prayers before they bury the bodies of victims of a a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017.A video grabbed still image shows Syrian people receiving treatment after an alleged chemical attack at a field hospital in Saraqib, Idlib province, Syria, April 4, 2017.A video grabbed still image shows Syrian people receiving treatment after an alleged chemical attack at a field hospital in Saraqib, Idlib province, Syria, April 4, 2017.A Syrian man collects samples from the site of a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017.A Syrian man collects samples from the site of a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017.A general view shows damage at a site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 5, 2017.