Medical doctors, nurses, attendants, and patients at the UFRJ paediatric hospital were accidentally exposed to inorganic mercury. From July to December 1992, 228 mercury thermometers were broken in 6 paediatric wards. Contamination of the exposed group was assessed by a comparative cross sectional study in January 93. Mercury concentration was found to be two times higher in the urine of these professionals than in the control group (p<0.001).
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Vol. 72. Issue 05.
Pages 299-302 (September - October 1996)
Vol. 72. Issue 05.
Pages 299-302 (September - October 1996)
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.631
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Exposição acidental a vapores de mercúrio na prática pediátrica
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a Professor Assistente do Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina da UFRJ (IPPMG-UFRJ).
b Enfermeira responsável pela 2ª enfermaria- A - Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira.
c Master of Science - Georgetown University of Washington - USA.
d Professor Titular do Departamento de Patologia do Hospital Universitário C.F.F. - UFRJ.
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