Inhalational and dermal injury due to explosion of calcium hypochlorite

YİĞİT Ö., SÖYÜNCÜ S., ERAY O., Enver S.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.37-40, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15569520802636132
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-40
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Calcium hypochlorite, explosion, chlorine toxicity, dermal injury, CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE, PERSISTENT ASTHMA, MANAGEMENT, TOXICITY, RADS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Calcium hypochlorite is a yellow-white powder widely used as a disinfectant in swimming pools. It releases chlorine gas when added to water and can cause respiratory effects. Dermal and eye injury can occur because of the caustic nature of chlorine. We report a case of chlorine toxicity and burns on a man's face due to the explosion of calcium hypochlorite while he was mixing it into the water.