Acute health effects of accidental chlorine gas exposure
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Joo-An | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yoon, Seong-Yong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cho, Seong-Yong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yu, Jin-Hyun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Hwa-Sung | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lim, Gune-Il | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jin-Seok | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-12T00:25:21Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-12T00:25:21Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1225-3618 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2052-4374 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/13043 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: This study was conducted to report the course of an accidental release of chlorine gas that occurred in a factory in Gumi-si, South Korea, on March 5, 2013. We describe the analysis results of 2 patients hospitalized because of chlorine-induced acute health problems, as well as the clinical features of 209 non-hospitalized patients. Methods: We analyzed the medical records of the 2 hospitalized patients admitted to the hospital, as well as the medical records and self-report questionnaires of 209 non-hospitalized patients completed during outpatient treatment. Results: Immediately after the exposure, the 2 hospitalized patients developed acute asthma-like symptoms such as cough and dyspnea, and showed restrictive and combined pattern ventilatory defects on the pulmonary function test. The case 1 showed asthma-like symptoms over six months and diurnal variability in peak expiratory flow rate was 56.7%. In case 2, his FEV1 after treatment (93%) increased by 25% compared to initial FEV1 (68%). Both cases were diagnosed as chlorine-induced reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) on the basis of these clinical features. The most frequent chief complaints of the 209 non-hospitalized patients were headache (22.7%), followed by eye irritation (18.2%), nausea (11.2%), and sore throat (10.8%), with asymptomatic patients accounting for 36.5%. The multiple-response analysis of individual symptom revealed headache (42.4%) to be the most frequent symptom, followed by eye irritation (30.5%), sore throat (30.0%), cough (29.6%), nausea (27.6%), and dizziness (27.3%). Conclusions: The 2 patients hospitalized after exposure to chlorine gas at the leakage site showed a clinical course corresponding to RADS. All of the 209 non-hospitalized patients only complained of symptoms of the upper airways and mucous membrane irritation. | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | ENG | - |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | - |
dc.title | Acute health effects of accidental chlorine gas exposure | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.publisher.location | 대한민국 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s40557-014-0029-9 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-84979196009 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000215517700029 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.26 | - |
dc.citation.title | Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | - |
dc.citation.volume | 26 | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.identifier.kciid | ART001951611 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | kci | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Chlorine | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Chemical hazard release | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome | - |
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
(31538) 22, Soonchunhyang-ro, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea+82-41-530-1114
COPYRIGHT 2021 by SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Certain data included herein are derived from the © Web of Science of Clarivate Analytics. All rights reserved.
You may not copy or re-distribute this material in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Clarivate Analytics.