Health Effects of Dermal/Ocular Exposure To HF Case reports of dermal/ocular exposure to HF (continued) HF Conditions of exposure Area of body Treatment Effect Reference concentration Dermal (cont.): 8% HF 14-month old boy spilt rust 11% BSA affected, Taken to hospital On arrival at hospital, patient was lethargic, Bordelon, 1993 23% HCl remover on himself from a comprising both immediately. Treatment with systolic blood pressure of 60 mm Hg Worksafe 56. bottle. anterior thighs and included mechanical and heart rate of 140 /minute. During the and the right ventilation, intravenous period 4-6 h after exposure, 5 episodes of scapular region. calcium supplementation, ventricular fibrillation were successfully local treatment of burns. Skin treated. Required mechanical ventilation till grafts carried out on third day. 16th day, and was discharged from hospital on 19th day. One month after exposure, grafted burn wounds were healing normally. 8% HF Worker in crayfish Legs, abdomen, Did not first aid when Painful burns. No further information given. WorkSafe 8% H2SO4 processing factory arms, face, eye. acid first contacted skin. Western Australia, while using metal cleaner in Required emergency 1997a. undiluted form. treatment at hospital. No further details given. 5% 40-year old male carpet Fingers of left Treatment by soaking hand in Main symptom 48 h after exposure was Lukinuk et al., layer had used rust remover hand. calcium gluconate unremitting pain in fingertips, which was 1997. without gloves. commenced 48 hrs alleviated by calcium gluconate soak. exposure, and continued for a Tissue changes were later evident, and further 24 h. irregularity in the small finger persisted 9 m later. 5% Car cleaner who was Hand. First aid not applied Painful burns. No further details given. WorkSafe cleaning aluminium ute tray immediately. No further Western Australia, was exposed when solution details. 1995. leaked from the spray pack.
Health Effects of Dermal/Ocular Exposure To HF Case reports of dermal/ocular exposure to HF (continued) HF concentration Conditions of exposure Area of body Treatment Effect Reference Dermal (cont.): 8% HF 23% HCl 14-month old boy spilt rust remover on himself from a bottle. 11% BSA affected, comprising both anterior thighs and and the right scapular region. Taken to hospital immediately. Treatment included mechanical ventilation, intravenous calcium supplementation, local treatment of burns. Skin grafts carried out on third day. On arrival at hospital, patient was lethargic, with systolic blood pressure of 60 mm Hg and heart rate of 140 /minute. During the period 4-6 h after exposure, 5 episodes of ventricular fibrillation were successfully treated. Required mechanical ventilation till 16th day, and was discharged from hospital on 19th day. One month after exposure, grafted burn wounds were healing normally. Bordelon, 1993 Worksafe 56. 8% HF 8% H2SO4 Worker in crayfish processing factory while using metal cleaner in undiluted form. Legs, abdomen, arms, face, eye. Did not first aid when acid first contacted skin. Required emergency treatment at hospital. No further details given. Painful burns. No further information given. WorkSafe Western Australia, 1997a. 5% 40-year old male carpet layer had used rust remover without gloves. Fingers of left hand. Treatment by soaking hand in calcium gluconate commenced 48 hrs exposure, and continued for a further 24 h. Main symptom 48 h after exposure was unremitting pain in fingertips, which was alleviated by calcium gluconate soak. Tissue changes were later evident, and irregularity in the small finger persisted 9 m later. Lukinuk et al., 1997. 5% Car cleaner who was cleaning aluminium ute tray was exposed when solution leaked from the spray pack. Hand. First aid not applied immediately. No further details. Painful burns. No further details given. WorkSafe Western Australia, 1995.