| Document ID (ISN) | 50346 |
| CIS number |
88-1568 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Goldstein M., Weiss H., Wade K., Penek J., Andrews L., Brandt-Rauf P. |
| Title |
An outbreak of fume fever in an electronics instrument testing laboratory |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1987, Vol.29, No.9, p.746-749. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
An apparent outbreak of fume fever was identified among six workers in an electronics instrument testing laboratory during a routine thermal evaluation of conductivity on electrical cable. The employees experienced characteristic symptoms of fume fever. Three employees required hospitalisation; they demonstrated fever, leukocytosis and significant arterial-alveolar oxygen gradients, all of which resolved over several hours. To prevent future occurrences, an attempt was made to delineate the aetiologic agent by exactly reproducing the circumstances of the event and analysing them for the evolution of metal fumes or pyrolysis products of polymers. The pertinent findings included overall poor ventilation in the laboratory and the development of significant chloride air contamination during the test. This latter finding raises the possibility that a chloro polymer contaminant was the aetiologic agent. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cables; electronic equipment; polymer fume fever; equipment testing; electronics industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; smoking; medical treatment; electrical equipment; accident descriptions; symptoms |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Electronics industry
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