| ID (ISN) del documento | 21215 |
| Número CIS |
74-1310 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0032-6291 - Pracovní lékařství |
| Año |
1973 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Hassman P. |
| Título |
The health status of workers in contact with diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (MDI) |
| Título original |
Zdravotní stav pracujících s difenylmetan-4,4'-diisokyanátem (MDI) [en checo] |
| Información bibliográfica |
June 1973, Vol.25, No.6, p.242-244. Illus. 6 ref. |
| Resumen |
The author studied the health status of 44 workers engaged in the manufacture of products from polyurethane foam based on MDI. After a mean exposure time of 16 months, 43.5% of the persons examined showed exertion dyspnoea which was not accompanied by any changes in the principal indices of pulmonary ventilation (VC, FEV). The author noted, in 70% of the cases, a simple hyperaemia of the conjunctiva and, in 50% of the cases, various abnormalities of the upper respiratory tract which could not be attributed to exposure to MDI. The pre-employment examinations of workers who are to be occupationally exposed to MDI should be completed by yearly ear, nose and throat examinations and spirometric tests. Lung disorders, disorders of the upper respiratory tract, skin diseases and allergies constitute counterindications for working with MDI. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
poliuretanos; transformación de materias plásticas; trastornos funcionales respiratorios; diisocianato de difenilmetano |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
irritación; exámenes médicos de contrato; disnea |
| Tipo de documento |
- |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Cyano compounds
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Isocyanates
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