Jp. Wyatt et Ca. Allister, OCCUPATIONAL PHOSGENE POISONING - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 12(3), 1995, pp. 212-213
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Emergency Medicine & Critical Care","Medicine, General & Internal
Phosgene is a highly toxic gas to which some workers may be occupation
ally exposed. This case report demonstrates the possibility of refrige
ration workers suffering phosgene poisoning after heating certain chlo
rinated fluorocarbons ('freons'). The need to suspect phosgene exposur
e and observe such patients is emphasized, especially in view of the d
elay in clinical deterioration observed in some patients who subsequen
tly develop adult respiratory distress syndrome.