Toxic inhalation of sodium metabisulphite by-products from a shipping container
Autor: | C Sack, C K Reeb-Whitaker, D Todorov, P S Darby |
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Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | Occupational Medicine. 73:219-222 |
ISSN: | 1471-8405 0962-7480 |
Popis: | Summary Logistics workers who handle cargo containers are at risk of toxic inhalation injuries, although prevalence and severities of these injuries are not well characterized. We report on a previously healthy 37-year-old supervisor who was acutely exposed to sodium metabisulphite and its thermal degradation by-products during a routine inspection of a shipping container. The employee developed chemical pneumonitis with acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and subsequent severe reactive airway dysfunction syndrome. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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