Lessons learned from chlorine intoxications in swimming pools: The challenge of pediatric mass toxicological events

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Lehavi, Ofer ^a   Leiba, Adi ^b   Dahan, Yehudit ^b   Schwartz, Dagan ^c   Benin Goren, Odeda ^a   Schwartz, Rama ^d   Augarten, Arie ^e   Ben Ari, Josef ^a   Ben Yehuda, Yoram ^f   Weiss, Gali ^b   Levi, Yeheskel ^g   Bar Dayan, Yaron ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Home Front Command Medical Department   (Israel)

^c Israeli National EMS (Red Shield of David)   (Israel)

^d Child Developmental Center   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^g MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

chlorine intoxication; mass toxicological event; mass casualty incident; pediatrics; swimming pool

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; SWIMMING POOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; SWIMMING POOLS; TRIAGE;

EID: 46349085607     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005641     Document Type: Article

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