title: Occupational-Related Chemical Injuries: A Review of the Literature.
abstract: Although few occupational chemical injuries are reported each year, the severity of these injuries increases their importance to occupational health nurses who intervene to prevent these injuries by understanding their nature and etiology. This article is a review of the literature detailing specific occupational chemical injuries as well as a review of common occupational chemical injuries in the United States focusing on pulmonary, ocular, and burn injuries.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida alurati@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lurati
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000209:etiology; D055884:Chemical Hazard Release / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D000067393:Personal Protective Equipment; D014481:United States
keywords: and pulmonary; chemicals; dermal; ocular