Diphoterine® for emergent decontamination of skin/eye chemical splashes: 24 Cases

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Nehles, Jochen ^a   Hall, Alan H ^b,c,e   Blomet, Joël ^d   Mathieu, Laurence ^d  

^a Mannesmann Hoesch Prazisrohr   (Germany)

^b Toxicology Consulting and Medical Translating Services Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Laboratoire Prevor   (France)

^e TCMTS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical splashes; Decontamination; Decontamination eye skin; Diphoterine

Indexed keywords

ACID; BASE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHELATING AGENT; DIPHOTERINE; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER; EYE DROPS; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE BURN; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SKIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DECONTAMINATION; EYE BURNS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845608633     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520601013160     Document Type: Review

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