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Through an occupational hygiene survey of an occupational acute severe organic fluoride poisoning accident caused by the leakage of pilot test materials, the cause of the incident was analyzed, the diagnosis of the occupational disease was established, and the measures to be taken by the enterprise were discussed, aiming to provide reference for the occupational health management and prevention of similar poisoning accidents in chemical industry.
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Objective To investigate the cause of an outbreak that with fever,chest tightness,cough as the main symptoms in a production enterprise of solar cells,and to provide suggestrons for the on -site disposal and preventing of re -issued. Methods Clinical features and epidemiological characteristics of the cases were analyzed.The workplaces and treatment of industrial wastes were investigated.Legionella in the throat swab sample and residual water during the processes were detected.Simulation test for poisonous gas from waste incineration was performed using a portable GC -MS detector. Results 52 cases were found and the attack rate was 42.76%.The case distribution was consistent with the characteristics of the outbreak of a homologous exposure.Legionella test result was negative.Clinical symptoms of patients were similar to those of fume fever.In the 1 2 jobs,the higher the amount of compressed air used in the job,the higher the incidence rate was,and there were statistical correlation between the two (P <0.01 ).A large number of fluorine -containing solid waste was burned in the evening before the onset of the disease.The compressed air station was downwind from the location of waste incineration,and the simulation test showed that the concentrations of fluobenzene and two -fluobenzene were 435 and 51 3 mg/m3 ,respectively.Conclusion The toxic smoke produced by illegal incineration of fluorine -containing solid waste,from the compressed air station into the workshop,causing the workers exposed to organic fluoride poisoning,and then the fluoropolymer fume fever outbreak.Fortunately,we disposed it timely and effectively,and all cases quickly recovered and no secondary occurred.
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Objective To investigate the changes of serum and urine fluorion organic fluoride poisoning by inhaling, and to probe into the clinical application value of concentrations in different degrees and at different time in patients with acute evaluating the sertm and urine fluorion concentration in acute organic fluoride poisoning by inhaling. Method A study was carried out in 23 patients, who suffered from acute organic fluoride poisoning by inhaling and were admitted Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, from December 2000 to December 2008. According to the occupational acute organic fluoride poisoning diagnostic criteria(GBZ66-2002),23 patients were divided into mild poisoning group,moderate poisoning group and severe poisoning group. Serum and urine fluorion concentration of patients at 1,2,3,4,5 d after poisoning were measured by using Ion-Selective Electrodes. Fluorion concentration of 10 staffs of Fluorine chemical company was also measured at the same period as the control group. The values of serum and urine fluorion concentration were analyzed. Differences in serum and urine fluorion concentration between groups at different time points were compared by repeated measures ANOVA and variability were deemed as statistical significance when P ＜ 0.05. Results Compared with mild poisoning group, there was no statistically significant difference ( P ＞ 0.05) in serum and urine fluorion concentration at the same time point in 1 to 5 days after poisoning in moderate poisoning group, but there was statistically significant differences ( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜0.01) in severe poisoning group. Compared with moderate poisoning group, there was statistically significant difference ( P ＜ 0.05) in serum and urine fluorion concentration at the same time point in 1 to 5 days after poisoning in severe poisoning group. Serum fluorion concentration in 1 to 5 days after poisoning in each poisoning groupswere statistically higher than those in control group ( P ＜ 0.05), but there was statistically significant elevation ( P＜ 0.05) in urine fluorion concentration only in 1 day in mild poisoning group, in 1 to 3 days in moderate poisoning groups, in 1 to 5 days in severe poisoning group. Conclusions Serum fluorion concentration can be used as the severity index of diagnosis and determine the extent in 5 days after acute organic fluoride poisoning by inhaling,and urine fluorion concentration can also be used as diagnostic indicators of intoxication, but only in earlier stage or severe poisoning.