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.): 10% HF solution used to clean Hand and Treatment sought on the Hand and forearm started to ache on Oregon OSHA, heavy equipment, splashed on forearm evening of the exposure evening of exposure, and pain intensified. 1999. gloves and forearm of worker (assumed). because of pain. Tissue and bones of hand had been who was filling a garden damaged, and part of hand was amputated. sprayer with it. 10% HF spilt on fingers from Fingers. Not known when HF rinsed 1 h after use, fingers became red and Klauder et al., stopper of bottle, while from skin. Calcium gluconate swollen, and later marble-white. The pain 1955. removing rust stains from treatment started after 4 days. became increasingly severe overnight and sweaters. for several days until treatment. Complete healing occurred after 1 month, with slight scar formation. 10% Leaking stain remover spilt Fingers. Symptoms occurred several Fingers were sore and blistered the next Orica, 1999. on fingers and not washed hours later and were treated at day but there were no ongoing problems off. hospital by subcutaneous with the hand. injection of calcium gluconate, followed by calcium gluconate gel. 10% Carpet cleaner used product Fingers. Symptoms occurred several No blisters developed. Orica, 1999. without gloves for short time, hours later and were treated at and did not wash off. hospital with calcium gluconate gel for 24 h.
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.): 10% HF solution used to clean heavy equipment, splashed on gloves and forearm of worker who was filling a garden sprayer with it. Hand and forearm (assumed). Treatment sought on the evening of the exposure because of pain. Hand and forearm started to ache on evening of exposure, and pain intensified. Tissue and bones of hand had been damaged, and part of hand was amputated. Oregon OSHA, 1999. 10% HF spilt on fingers from stopper of bottle, while removing rust stains from sweaters. Fingers. Not known when HF rinsed from skin. Calcium gluconate treatment started after 4 days. 1 h after use, fingers became red and swollen, and later marble-white. The pain became increasingly severe overnight and for several days until treatment. Complete healing occurred after 1 month, with slight scar formation. Klauder et al., 1955. 10% Leaking stain remover spilt on fingers and not washed off. Fingers. Symptoms occurred several hours later and were treated at hospital by subcutaneous injection of calcium gluconate, followed by calcium gluconate gel. Fingers were sore and blistered the next day but there were no ongoing problems with the hand. Orica, 1999. 10% Carpet cleaner used product without gloves for short time, and did not wash off. Fingers. Symptoms occurred several hours later and were treated at hospital with calcium gluconate gel for 24 h. No blisters developed. Orica, 1999.
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