Citation

Ho CK, Lai CS, Chang CY, Lin SH. Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci. 1997; 13(6): 400-406.

Affiliation

Department of Occupational Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Kaohsiung Medical College)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9251307

Abstract

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) has been used extensively in industry and laboratory, and also is a common agent for occupational chemical burn. Severe pain and destruction of deep tissue layers occurred when skin was injured by hydrofluoric acid. Some fatal change may happen especially when hydrocalcemia was induced. For presentation of its special character and the use of antidote, we report one outbreak and six individual victims of hydrofluoric acid injury during the previous 5 years in Kaohsiung area. We hope medical personnel could have more accurate management and clinical care for those who are injured by HF, and workers should pay attention to any chemical agents they use to prevent any further injury as a result of careless use of such chemicals.

Language: zh