Hydrogen fluoride - The protoplasmic poison

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-385

  Makarovsky, Igor ^a   Markel, Gal ^a,b   Dushnitsky, Tsvika ^a   Eisenkraft, Arik ^a,b,c  

^a Israel Defense Force

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Health effects; Hydrogen fluoride; Medical care; Terror

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; EYE DROPS; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SALT; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRONCHOSPASM; BURN; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FLUOROSIS; GEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFECTION; MEDICAL CARE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; EYE BURNS; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEIZURES;

EID: 46149117765     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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