Sulfur Mustard Exposure from Dredged Artillery Shell in a Commercial Clammer
| Autor: | Jenna Otter, Alveena Dawood, Joseph D’Orazio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2474-252X 95014489 |
| DOI: | 10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.34034 |
| Popis: | A 40-year-old commercial fisherman presented with a blistering second degree burn to the right arm after handling a dredged and undetonated World War I-era sulfur mustard artillery shell. He sustained isolated second degree cutaneous injury requiring wound care and skin grafting. Sulfur mustard, or dichlorethylsulphide, is a vesicant chemical warfare agent that causes significant cutaneous chemical burn and is managed with burn wound care. Long-term effects include cosmetic disfigurement and increased risk of developing cancer. Sulfur mustard exposure is a rare but devastating injury when discarded artillery shells are encountered in coastal waters. |
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