Notes from the Field: Acute Sulfuryl Fluoride Poisoning in a Family - Florida, August 2015
| Autor: | Grethel Clark, William L. Jackson, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Prakash Mulay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Fluoride Poisoning Health (social science) Injury control Epidemiology Accident prevention Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Poison control 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Environmental health Medicine Humans Family 030212 general & internal medicine Child Aged business.industry Continuing education General Medicine Information center Sulfinic Acids 030210 environmental & occupational health chemistry Fumigation Florida Female Sulfuryl fluoride business |
| Zdroj: | MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 65(27) |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X |
| Popis: | On August 19, 2015, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) was notified by the Florida Poison Information Center Network and a local hospital of possible sulfuryl fluoride poisonings affecting a family in Martin County, in southeastern Florida. Sulfuryl fluoride is a highly toxic (toxicity category I) gas fumigant used for termite control of homes and buildings.* FDOH personnel in Martin County commenced an investigation and identified a family of five (a grandmother, mother, father, son, and daughter) exposed to sulfuryl fluoride after their house was fumigated. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Criminal Investigation Division also conducted an investigation after being notified by FDOH. Medical records were reviewed, and the father was interviewed by FDOH. |
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