Good post.
Something to consider as well, sometimes, in the case of some chemical weapons, a full body suit is required to prevent exposure as certain chemicals may be able to be absorbed into ones skin, causing acute exposure to the point of incapacitation or death.
It is, of course, obvious that speed, or height of fall, is not in itself injurious ... but a high rate of change of velocity, such as occurs after a 10 story fall onto concrete, is another matter.
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