Open AccessAcute respiratory syndrome following accidental inhalation of mercury vapor
Author(s) -
Cortes Jorge,
Peralta Jaime,
DíazNavarro Rienzi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1656
Subject(s) - medicine , inhalation , accidental , respiratory system , mercury (programming language) , elemental mercury , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , chemistry , physics , flue gas , computer science , acoustics , programming language , organic chemistry
Key Clinical Message Although the manufacture of glass mercury thermometers is now prohibited, they are still present in daily life and represent a source of accidental mercury intoxication. Physicians should be able to recognize the clinical manifestations of mercury poisoning caused by accidental exposure and know the appropriate treatment for this toxicological emergency.