Hydrogen peroxide is a risk factor for occupational chemical poisoning

作     者：Xiao-Yan Yang Hong-Ying Liu Xiao-Yan Yang;Hong-Ying Liu

作者机构：Departm ent of Occupational HealthAnkang Center for Disease Control and PreventionAnkangShaanxi 725000China Department of Occupational HealthBaoji Center for Disease Control and PreventionBaojiShaanxi 721000China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第134卷第7期

页      面：881-882页

核心收录：

学科分类：100405[医学-卫生毒理学] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Ankang Center for Disease Control and Prevention 

主　　题：hydrogen peroxide chemical 

摘      要：To the Editor:Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidant,which is commonly used as a disinfectant mainly in medical and chemical *** peroxide poisoning causes brain infarction,and ingestion of hydrogen peroxide injures the upper gastrointestinal tract.[1]Besides,food poisoning is often caused due to hydrogen peroxide.A case has been reported in China that cerebral embolism was caused by oral hydrogen peroxide poisoning.[2]The first two cases of hydrogen peroxide poisoning caused by sterilization and disinfection in China are illustrated in this article.