CASE DEFINITION : Elemental White or Yellow Phosphorus

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CASE DEFINITION : Elemental White or Yellow Phosphorus

March 10, 2005
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Series: CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Ingestion of elemental white or yellow phosphorus typically causes severe vomiting and diarrhea, which are both described as "smoking," "luminescent," and having a garlic-like odor. Other signs and symptoms of severe poisoning might include dysrhythmias, coma, hypotension, and death. Contact with skin might cause severe burns within minutes to hours (1-4).

phosphoruscasedef.pdf
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Phosphorus/poisoning Poisoning
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CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
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Pamphlet (or booklet)
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Fact Sheet
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1 numbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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urn:sha256:93ff054517cac7f646995ab7c115434ffcc0f5440752607449996d2dccedc709
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157283/cdc_157283_DS1.pdf
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