Carbon monoxide poisoning and death following the use of explosives

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Decker, John ^a,e   Deitchman, Scott ^b   Santis, Lon ^c,d  

^a Division of Surveillance   (United States)

^b Off Extramural Coord Spec P

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d Institute of Makers of Explosives   (United States)

^e NIOSH Atlanta Field Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROPANE; SODIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CYANIDE POISONING; DEATH; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PIPELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TOXICOLOGY; VERTIGO;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; EXPLOSIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEWAGE; SOIL; VENTILATION;

EID: 0032998736     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299303340     Document Type: Article

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