Citation

Lambert H, Manel J, Gabrion I. Rev. Prat. 2000; 50(4): 365-371.

Vernacular Title

Intoxications par les produits domestiques.

Affiliation

Service d'accueil des urgences, Hôpital central, Nancy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, J B Bailliere et Fils)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10748666

Abstract

Caustic products are responsible for the most serious cases of poisoning, which are always emergency cases. Application of current intervention procedures has decreased both morbidity and mortality. Water-diluted bleach, the ingestion of which remains extremely frequent, is a moderate irritant rather than a caustic product. Emission of gas produced when mixing bleach with other agents can be responsible for choking gas poisoning. Anionic and nonionic detergents are mostly dangerous because of their foam-producing properties. Mercury vapours and methanol are other potentially hazardous products.

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