Abstract

NOGUE XARAU, Santiago; SANZ GALLEN, Pere; RIBAS DEIX, Olga  and  ROVIRA PRAT, Elisabet. Intoxicación aguda por hidrato de hidracina. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2008, vol.54, n.211, pp.87-89. ISSN 1989-7790.

We report a case of poisoning by acute exposure to hydrazine hydrate in a worker clearing up an accidental spillage of about 25 litres of the product who had no type of individual protective equipment. The patient presented buccal and cutaneous involvement and diffuse abdominal pain. Complementary tests were unremarkable except for an increase in total bilirubin with a predominance of indirect bilirubin. The patient was removed from the occupational exposure, symptomatic treatment was administered and the patient recovered completely after one month. We review the main reported cases of hydrazine poisoning and emphasize the preventive measures that should be taken to avoid this type of poisoning.

Keywords : Hydrazine hydrate; occupational accident; Acute poisoning; occupational poisoning.

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