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Symptoms include itching, bleaching or darkening of skin, burning sensations, trouble breathing, coughing blood and/or tissue necrosis. Common sources of chemical burns include sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4), hydrochloric acid (HCl), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), lime (CaO), silver nitrate (AgNO 3), and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2). Effects depend on the ...
Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl). ... Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
A 37-year-old acid attack victim from Tabriz, Iran. An acid attack, [1] also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault [2] [3] [4] involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill". [5]
A hydrofluoric acid burn is a chemical burn from hydrofluoric acid. [1] Where it contacts the skin it results in significant pain, swelling, redness, and skin breakdown. [1] [2] If the fumes are breathed in swelling of the upper airway and bleeding may occur. [2] Complications can include electrolyte, heart, lung, kidney, and neurological ...
Exposure may also occur through skin or eye contact or by ingesting chlorine-contaminated food or water. Chlorine is a strong oxidizing element causing the hydrogen to split from water in moist tissue, resulting in nascent oxygen and hydrogen chloride that cause corrosive tissue damage.
Hypochlorous acid is a natural molecule in the body but can also be used in skincare. Experts share how it’s used and why it’s the latest buzzy ingredient.
The invasive giant hogweed plant was just discovered in the state of Virginia for the first time. Giant hogweed sap can make skin extremely sensitive to the sun, causing third-degree burns in a ...
Two children suffered "burn like injuries" after having played at a Massachusetts playground that had been doused in acid, fire officials said. 2 kids suffer 'burn like injuries' after acid is ...