Ice hockey lung - a case of mass nitrogen dioxide poisoning in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
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| Field | Pneumology |
| Keywords | Ice hockey; Ice resurfacing machine; Nitrogen diode; Poisoning |
| Description | Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a toxic gas, a product of combustion in malfunctiononing ise-resurfacing machines. NO2 poisoning is rare but potentially lethal. The authors reposrt a case of mass NO2 poisoning involving 15 amateur ise hockey players in the Czech Republic. All players were treated in the Department of Respiratory Diseases at Brno University Hospital in November 2010 - three as inpatients because they developed pneumonitis. All patient was achieved by December 2010. None of the 15 patients developed asthma-like diseaes or chronic cough. Corticosteroids appeared to be useful in treatment. Electric-pwered ice-resurfacing machines are preferable in indoor ice skating arenas. |
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