Acute hydrogen sulfide poisoning in a dairy farmer

• Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 420 - 423
• Main Authors: Gerasimon, Gregg, Bennett, Steven, Musser, Jeffrey, Rinard, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Taylor & Francis 01.05.2007
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - blood; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - chemically induced; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - rehabilitation; Apnea - chemically induced; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; Dairying; Eggs; Gas, fumes; Humans; Hydrogen Sulfide - blood; Hydrogen Sulfide - poisoning; Hypoxia, Brain - chemically induced; Hypoxia, Brain - physiopathology; Hypoxia, Brain - rehabilitation; Male; Medical sciences; Nervous System Diseases - blood; Nervous System Diseases - chemically induced; Nervous System Diseases - rehabilitation; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Thiosulfates - blood; Toxicology; Human; Toxic gas; Cytochrome-aa3; Enzyme; Acute; Nitrites; Cytochrome-c oxidase; Hyperbaric oxygen; Nitrite; Case study; Hydrogen sulfide; Occupational accident; Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO); Treatment; Poisoning; Oxidoreductases; Farmer; Occupational medicine

INTRODUCTION. Hydrogen sulfide is a lipid-soluble gas produced in occupational settings and from decaying organic matter. We present a 36-year-old man who developed acute respiratory arrest from hydrogen sulfide poisoning while performing work as a dairy farmer. The subject entered a poorly ventilat...