Water decontamination of chemical skin/eye splashes: A critical review

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-83

  Hall, Alan H ^a,b,d   Maibach, Howard I ^c  

^a Toxicology Consulting and Medical Translating Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TCMTS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical burns; Chemical splash; Eye burns; Eye decontamination; Skin decontamination

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CHEMICAL AGENT; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; DILUTION; EMERGENCY CARE; EYE; EYE INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN INJURY; SWITZERLAND; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WATER IMMERSION; WORKPLACE; WOUND CARE;

ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DECONTAMINATION; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES; WATER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745098583     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520600695520     Document Type: Article

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