병원에서의 가습기살균제 노출 사례 연구: 4차 가습기살균제 피해 신청자를 중심으로Case Studies of Exposures to Humidifier Disinfectant in Hospitals: Focusing on the Exposure Assessment of the Fourth Round of Applicants
- Other Titles
- Case Studies of Exposures to Humidifier Disinfectant in Hospitals: Focusing on the Exposure Assessment of the Fourth Round of Applicants
- Authors
- 한경희; 윤정교; 조은경; 류현수; 양원호; 최윤형
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- 한국환경보건학회
- Keywords
- Humidifier disinfectant; hospital exposure; hospital-provided; probably hospital-provided; exposure classification
- Citation
- 한국환경보건학회지, v.45, no.4, pp.358 - 369
- Journal Title
- 한국환경보건학회지
- Volume
- 45
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 358
- End Page
- 369
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/2312
- ISSN
- 1738-4087
- Abstract
- Objective: This study aimed to introduce cases of exposure to humidifier disinfectant (HD) in hospitals and to present their exposure characteristics.
Methods: We used data from 4,393 subjects who participated in the fourth assessment survey of environmental exposure to HD conducted by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute. In this study, we selected 301 subjects who reported their place of use of HD as a hospital. Then, we classified cases as ‘Hospitalprovided’. ‘Probably hospital-provided’, ‘Individual purchased’, and ‘Unknown’ according to the supply sources of HD. Also, we introduced detailed exposure characteristics for the selected cases.
Results: Of the 4,393 subjects, 301 (6.9%) reported the use of HD in 392 hospitals (including duplicate answers for the use in ≥2 hospitals). The 301 hospital-user subjects included 139 survivors and 162 non-survivors. When we classified the 392 cases by supply sources, ‘Hospital-provided’ was 12.2% (48 cases), ‘Probably hospitalprovided’ was 25.5% (100 cases), ‘Individual purchased’ was 59.7% (234 cases), and ‘Unknown’ was 2.6% (10 cases). Among the ‘Hospital-provided’ cases, we selected six cases and provided a detailed description of the HD use in this study. Additionally, we reported details for six cases that had purchased HD upon a doctor or nurse’s recommendation and for three cases that had purchased it at hospital stores.
Conclusion: This study presents various cases of HD exposure in hospitals. Because there may be a considerable burden of HD exposure in public spaces, including hospitals, further studies are necessary to assess HD exposure in hospitals and public places.
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