Delayed pulmonary edema and bronchospasm after accidental lacrimator exposure.
Clinical manifestations of lacrimator exposure can be immediate or significantly delayed. In both phases, the sequelae can be severe and life-threatening. As personal protection devices, these agents have become readily available to the public in many areas of the country. Emergency physicians should gain a firm understanding of the presentation, management, and disposition of the lacrimator-exposed patient. A case of accidental prolonged lacrimator exposure inducing pulmonary edema and bronchospasm is presented.
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Divisionof Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
Myers
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Langdorf
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D000328:Adult; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013665:Tear Gases / Q000506:poisoning*; D002721:omega-Chloroacetophenone / Q000506:poisoning*
D013665:Tear Gases; D002721:omega-Chloroacetophenone