Early diagnosis of phosgene overexposure.
At the present time, the following parameters can be recommended for "early diagnosis" of phosgene overexposure: Phosgene indicator paper badges, to be worn by all persons involved in handling phosgene (these badges permit immediate estimation of the exposure dose in each individual case); Observation of the initial irritative symptoms of the eye and the upper respiratory tract after phosgene inhalation can provide a rough indication of the inhalation concentration and dose; X-ray photographs of the lungs make it possible to detect incipient toxic pulmonary edema at an early stage, during the clinical latent period. A number of additional parameters require further critical investigation.
D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D010705:Phosgene / Q000506:poisoning*; D011482:Protective Devices; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
D010705:Phosgene; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase