Boušová K., Kučera I.: Acute intoxication with cyanides at work
Authors:
K. Boušová 1; I. Kučera 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika nemocí z povolání, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Hradci Králové, přednosta doc. MUDr. Jiří Chaloupka, CSc.
1; Krajská hygienická stanice Královéhradeckého kraje, ředitel MUDr. Ivan Kučera, Ph. D.
2
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 63, 2011, No. 1, s. 29-33.
Category:
Case Studies
Overview
The professional intoxication with cyanides, ones of the most toxic chemicals at all, occurs very rarely. Cyanides are used in metallurgy, mining industry for extraction of gold and silver from minerals, in chemical and photographic industry and in production of plastic materials, rubber, explosives and fumigators. Sodium and potassium cyanides are used in galvanizing shops for electrochemical metal-plating and hardening of steel and in jewellery for gilding metals. Intoxications are mainly accidental at work with cyanides in chemists, photographers and galvanizers. Firemen and rescuers are significantly endangered during fires of buildings.
The authors present a case study of intoxication with cyanides in two persons during so called gasing of the mill due to deratization and desinsection. One person have been rescued, the second one died. The paper summarizes the principles of therapy incl. particular guidelines for using antidotes and reminds the principles of safety at work with hydrocyanic acid and cyanides.
Key words:
professional intoxication with cyanides, hydrocyanic acid, prevention of industrial intoxications
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