| Document ID (ISN) | 43807 |
| CIS number |
85-748 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Letz G.A., Pond S.M., Osterloh J.D., Wade R.L., Becker C.E. |
| Title |
Two fatalities after acute occupational exposure to ethylene dibromide |
| Bibliographic information |
2 Nov. 1984, Vol.252, No.17, p.2428-2431. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
2 workers collapsed and subsequently died after entering without protective equipment a storage tank containing residues of ethylene dibromide (EDB). The toxic effects included acute kidney and liver failure, metabolic acidosis and necrosis of the skeletal muscle. Deaths occurred despite intensive medical care, demonstrating the extreme hazards of exposure to EDB. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
acute poisoning; dibromoethane; pesticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hepatic damage; renal damage; fatalities; necrosis; work in confined spaces |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Agricultural chemicals
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