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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 16. Environmental Injuries > |
Chapter 211. Chemical Burns
Sections: Chemical Burns: Introduction, Pathophysiology, General Approach, Specific Chemicals, Ocular Burns, Systemic Toxicity, Special Populations, References.
Topics Discussed: burns, chemical.
Excerpt:"More than 25,000 products are capable of producing chemical burns.
Exposures occur both occupationally and during use of chemicals
for activities in daily life. It is estimated that chemical burns
account for 5% to 10% of all U.S. burn center
admissions. Nonoccupational exposures may number up to 100,000 per
year, the vast majority being minor. Deaths are rare (<1% of
exposures) and usually result from caustic ingestion. In 2008, there
were 5620 reported nonfatal chemical exposures in private industry
causing days missed from work, representing about 0.6% of
all injuries. There were 130 deaths from exposure to chemicals and
chemical products reported in private industry in 2008; 4 from acids
and 3 from alkalies.1 See http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb2200.pdf...."
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