Document ID (ISN) | 26113 |
CIS number |
76-1978 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-729X - Medical Journal of Australia |
Year |
1976 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Patwardhan J.R., Finckh E.S. |
Title |
Fatal cadmium-fume pneumonitis. |
Bibliographic information |
19 June 1976, Vol.1, No.25, p.962-963 and 966. Illus. 13 ref. |
Abstract |
Case report of a man who developed acute respiratory distress some hours after welding cadmium-plated drums without respiratory protection. The symptoms worsened and he died. Histological examination of the lungs showed changes of acute cadmium-fume pneumonitis, and the lungs and liver showed considerable cadmium absorption. The toxic effects of cadmium represent a considerable hazard, since, even with acute forms of poisoning after inhalation of metallic fumes, there is little warning of impending disaster, and ill effects become manifest only after several hours. Until substitutes for cadmium can be found, appropriate safety measures against metal-fume poisoning must be stressed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
chemical pneumonitis; welding and cutting; cadmium; metal fumes |
Descriptors (secondary) |
acute poisoning; case study; fatalities; autopsy; dyspnoea |
Document type |
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Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Welding and cutting Cadmium and compounds Inorganic substances
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