Acute hydrogen selenide gas poisoning admissions in one of the hospitals in Delhi, India: case report.
Acute gas poisoning is one of the most important medicosocial problems in the developing countries. An outbreak of acute inhalation exposure to hydrogen selenide occurred in Delhi, India. This report includes our findings on epidemiological, clinical and biochemical investigations in 31 cases hospitalized immediately after the gas poisoning.
Banerjee
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Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Dwivedi
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Singh
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases / Q000009:adverse effects; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000506:poisoning
D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D007220:Industrial Waste; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C026372:hydrogen selenide