title: [Acute poisoning caused by hydrogen sulphide: clinical features of 3 cases].
abstract: We describe three cases of acute intoxication by hydrogen sulphide which were produced after remaining between 50 and 60 minutes inside a cellulose tank. The three patients had loss of conscience. One of the patients developed a persistent vegetative state; another patient recovered although with neurological post-anoxic sequelas and the third case completely recovered one week after his hospitalization. The patients underwent symptomatic treatment and the environmental concentrations of hydrogen sulphide were measured at the site of the accident. Finally, the application of preventive measures is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Toxicología Clínica, Hospital Clínico y Provincial de Barcelona.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanz-Gallen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nogue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palomar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Munne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide
vernacular_title: Intoxicación aguda por sulfuro de hidrógeno: aspectos clínicos en tres casos.