PROTIVOGAZ, jihozest baroi az tasiri moddahoi radioaktivu zahroludkunanda, vositahoi bakteriali va digar gashhoi zararnoki tarkibi havo himoya namudani uzvhoi nafaskashi va chashmu rui inson. Protivogaz az rui prinsipi himoya du khel meshavad: sofi, ki hangomi nafaskashi havoro az gashhoi zararnok sof (filtr) mokunad va irbiti, ki uzvhoi nafaskashiro purra az muhiti beruna judo (izolyatsiya) menamoyad.
Protivogazi sofiro soli 1916 khimiki rus N. D. Zelinskiy ikhtiro kard. Nuskhai hozirai Protivogazi sofi az quttii gazsofkuni, niqob va sumka iborat ast.
Hangomi nafaskashi havoi zahrolud ba qutti dokhil meshavad. Havo dar sofii aerozoliiaz zarrahoi aerozol va dar qabathoi angishti khosa az bugu gazhoi zahrolud sof meshavad. Havoi sofshuda bo rudai vasliya ba uzvhoi nafaskashi meoyad. Massai in Protivogaz qarib 2 kg buda, onro muddati daroz istifoda burdan mumkin ast. Niqobi on bo 4 khel andoza barovarda meshavad.
Protivogazi irbitiro mavridhoe istifoda mebarand, ki Protivogazi sofi uzvhoi nafaskashiro himoya karda nametavonad. Dar in Protivogazho odatan preparathoi khimiyavi yo oksigeni fishurdashuda istifoda meshavand. Ammo dar har du holat ham na ae havoi beruna, balki oksigeni quttii regenerativi (az nav hosilkunii oksigen) nafas kashida meshavad. Massai Protivogaz mavridi istifodai preparathoi khimiyavi 4— 4,5 kg va muddati istifodai on 1—3 soat ast. Dar mavridi istifoda burdani oksigeni fishurdashuda massai Protivogaz taqriban 9 kg va muddati istifodaash 1—2 soat meboshad.