Bromine - The red cloud approaching

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 677-679

  Makarovsky, Igor ^a   Markel, Gal ^a,b   Hoffman, Azik ^a   Schein, Ophir ^a   Brosh Nissimov, Tal M ^a   Filkelstien, Arseny ^a   Tashma, Zeev ^a,c   Dushnitsky, Tsvika ^a   Eisenkraft, Arik ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bromine; Dermal exposure; Health effects; Terror

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BROMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BROMODERMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE IRRITATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LACRIMATION; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; NOSE IRRITATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SHOCK; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; THROAT IRRITATION; VICTIM;

BROMINE; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE INJURIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 34848908408     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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