title: Inhalational and dermal injury due to explosion of calcium hypochlorite.
abstract: Calcium hypochlorite is a yellow-white powder widely used as a disinfectant in swimming pools. It releases chlorine gas when added to water and can cause respiratory effects. Dermal and eye injury can occur because of the caustic nature of chlorine. We report a case of chlorine toxicity and burns on a man's face due to the explosion of calcium hypochlorite while he was mixing it into the water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. ozlemyigit@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yigit
authors.forename: Secgin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soyuncu
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eray
authors.forename: Selcan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; C004488:calcium hypochlorite