A chemical burn occurs when living tissue is exposed to a corrosive substance (such as a strong acid, base or oxidizer) or a cytotoxic agent (such as...
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A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ionizing radiation (such as sunburn, caused...
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A hydrofluoric acid burn is a chemical burn from hydrofluoric acid. Where it contacts the skin it results in significant pain, swelling, redness, and...
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infections, and can also manifest as one of the symptoms of an internal chemical burn. In liquefactive necrosis, the affected cell is completely digested...
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(October 2009). "Coal Ash Poultice: An Unusual Cause of a Chemical Burn". Journal of Burn Care & Research. 30 (6): 1046–1047. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181bfb83b...
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(the ability to burn) Preferred oxidation state(s) Ability to corrode Combustibility Acidity and basicity Chemistry portal Chemical structure Material...
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Sulfuric acid (category Articles containing unverified chemical infoboxes)
body tissue, sulfuric acid can cause severe acidic chemical burns and even secondary thermal burns due to dehydration. Dilute sulfuric acid is substantially...
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Chemical eye injury are due to either an acidic or alkali substance getting in the eye. Alkalis are typically worse than acidic burns. Mild burns will...
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Hazard symbol (redirect from Chemical hazard label)
including electromagnetic fields, electric currents; harsh, toxic or unstable chemicals (acids, poisons, explosives); and radioactivity. The use of hazard symbols...
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a chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation. They are named for their ability to cause severe chemical burns, resulting...
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United States, with a mortality rate of 3-5%. Electrical burns differ from thermal or chemical burns in that they cause much more subdermal damage. They can...
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Sodium hydroxide (category Articles containing unverified chemical infoboxes)
decomposes lipids and proteins at ambient temperatures and may cause severe chemical burns. It is highly soluble in water, and readily absorbs moisture and carbon...
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tissue moisture or blood dissolves the dried nitrate salts, which then chemically burn the tissue. It requires moisture for activation. Silver nitrate sticks...
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and dries the product. Color changes result from chemical changes in the food's pigment. Freezer burn does not make the food unsafe; it merely causes dry...
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Phenol (category Articles containing unverified chemical infoboxes)
(−OH). Mildly acidic, it requires careful handling because it can cause chemical burns. Phenol was first extracted from coal tar, but today is produced on...
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Ringer's lactate solution (category Chemical articles without CAS registry number)
be used to treat metabolic acidosis and to wash the eye following a chemical burn. It is given by intravenous infusion or applied to the affected area...
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A burn center, burn unit, or burns unit is a hospital specializing in the treatment of burns. Burn centers are often used for the treatment and recovery...
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cement dust with moisture in the sinuses and lungs can also cause a chemical burn, as well as headaches, fatigue, and lung cancer. The production of comparatively...
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Homolka hid the evidence, did the laundry, redressed Tammy (who had a chemical burn on her face), and moved her into her basement bedroom. A few hours later...
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Diphoterine (category Chemical compound stubs)
are the results of this independent study: "There were no signs of chemical burn in 52.9% of the group who applied Diphoterine first compared with 21...
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easily dissolve fabric and skin, potentially causing severe damage and chemical burns in case of inadvertent contact. It is named after the piranha fish due...
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A chemical oxygen generator is a device that releases oxygen via a chemical reaction. The oxygen source is usually an inorganic superoxide, chlorate,...
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Eye protection (section Acid splash; chemical burns)
performing certain types of welding to protect the eyes, face and neck from flash burn, ultraviolet light, sparks, infrared light, and heat. A welding hand shield...
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an area of high concern for chemical exposure. Chemical exposure to the eyes results in irritation and may result in burns and vision loss. Injection is...
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from colorless to pink. Concentrated solutions are caustic (causing chemical burns). Alkaline solutions are slippery or soapy to the touch, due to the...
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As they were being unloaded, four Ukrainian soldiers received severe chemical burns and poisoning. The general coordination of the delivery and warehousing...
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substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred...
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determined by the quantity of the propellant, its quality (in terms of chemical burn speed and expansion), the mass of the projectile, and the length of...
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known as dioxin) is the same chemical found in Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War.[citation needed] Additionally, burn pits also created particulate...
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