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.): 60% Pipefitter at oil refinery 2.5% BSA, Admitted to hospital, and Initially expectorated clear solutions but Greco et al., 1988. exposed to HF. involving right side received calcium intravenously electrocardiogram was normal. Further of face, ear and and below the eschar (scab at pulmonary and abdominal symptoms neck. burn site). developed and patient required ventilatory support for 2 days. Discharged from hospital 24 days after injury. 48% Two patients, details not No details reported. Not reported. Dermal but no systemic toxicity. El Saadi et al., reported. 1989. 30% Patient exposed when 44% BSA exposed. Patient given cold shower At hospital admission patient was alert but Yamaura & et al, tanker truck exploded. immediately and admitted to in extreme pain. Dyspnea occurred 2 h 1997. hospital. Calcium gluconate after exposure and several episodes of given intravenously with ventricular tachycardia and ventricular dopamine infusion. fibrillation occurred 5 h after exposure, requiring cardioversion. Patient survived and discharged 78 d after injury. 18% 20-year old male working Fingertips Initially soaked hands in iced Chief symptom was painful erythematous Jordan, 1982. with an aluminium cleaner Epsom salts. Treated by fingertips. No symptoms remained 20 d which penetrated his hospital emergency room, after exposure. gloves. where product was first thought to be hydrochloric acid, and later by family physician.
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.): 60% Pipefitter at oil refinery exposed to HF. 2.5% BSA, involving right side of face, ear and neck. Admitted to hospital, and received calcium intravenously and below the eschar (scab at burn site). Initially expectorated clear solutions but electrocardiogram was normal. Further pulmonary and abdominal symptoms developed and patient required ventilatory support for 2 days. Discharged from hospital 24 days after injury. Greco et al., 1988. 48% Two patients, details not reported. No details reported. Not reported. Dermal but no systemic toxicity. El Saadi et al., 1989. 30% Patient exposed when tanker truck exploded. 44% BSA exposed. Patient given cold shower immediately and admitted to hospital. Calcium gluconate given intravenously with dopamine infusion. At hospital admission patient was alert but in extreme pain. Dyspnea occurred 2 h after exposure and several episodes of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation occurred 5 h after exposure, requiring cardioversion. Patient survived and discharged 78 d after injury. Yamaura & et al, 1997. 18% 20-year old male working with an aluminium cleaner which penetrated his gloves. Fingertips Initially soaked hands in iced Epsom salts. Treated by hospital emergency room, where product was first thought to be hydrochloric acid, and later by family physician. Chief symptom was painful erythematous fingertips. No symptoms remained 20 d after exposure. Jordan, 1982.