| Document ID (ISN) | 112554 |
| CIS number |
12-0258 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
TF 197
|
| Author(s) |
Michel X., Bohand S., G. Gagna, Lacoste A., Géraut L., Rivière F., Renard C., Laroche P. |
| Title |
Occupational hydrogen cyanide poisoning among firefighters: A myth or a fact? |
| Original title |
Intoxications cyanhydriques professionnelles des pompiers: mythe ou réalité? [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2011, No.128, p.603-614. Illus. 32 ref. |
| Internet access |
Intoxications_cyanhydriques_professionnelles_des_pompiers.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
During fires involving buildings or work premises, firefighters are exposed to hydrogen cyanide formed by the decomposition of plastics or natural products, particularly if clearing operations are carried out without respirators. Atmospheric sampling of cyanides and carbon monoxide was performed after 82 urban fires during clearing and cleaning operations. Median values were consistently below occupational threshold limit values. In some cases however (such as fires in clothing stores), concentrations may exceed these limits. Acute hydrogen cyanide poisoning is an emergency requiring hydroxocobalamine to be available in the emergency response vehicles. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hydrocyanic acid; fire fighting; risk factors; poisoning |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
carbon monoxide; hydroxocobalamine; determination in air; medical supervision; respirators; permissible levels |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
|
