Intoxication of 76 children by chlorine gas.
A collective intoxication with chlorine gas in 76 children (21 males, 55 females; the median age was 9.9 years) is reported. They were treated with a combination of oxygen gas (O2) and corticosteroids until the symptoms disappeared.
D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002713:Chlorine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
D002713:Chlorine; D008775:Methylprednisolone