excruciating effect of formaldehyde exposure to students in gross anatomy dissection laboratory

Excruciating effect of formaldehyde exposure to students in gross anatomy dissection laboratory.

BACKGROUND Formaldehyde is extensively used for preservation of cadavers in departments of anatomy. However, it is a noxious chemical which may cause serious health problems. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of exposure of medical students to formaldehyde at the Department of Anatomy, Niger Delta University, Nigeria. METHODS In a questionnaire-based study, 93 second-year medical students were...

The Effects of Formaldehyde Among Medical Students in Anatomy Dissection Laboratory of Shiraz School of Medicine

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of formaldehyde vapor on eyes, nose and skin and pulmonary function of medical students, as well as, indoor concentration of formaldehyde (FA) vapor in dissection laboratory. Materials and Methods: One hundred sixty five (165) medical students were selected randomly. Students were excluded if they had had history of smoking, or any condi...

Compendium — Potential Health Hazards for Students Exposed to Formaldehyde in the Gross Anatomy Laboratory

In 2006, several southern states in India reported outbreaks of chikungunya. In the metropolis of Chennai, the first laboratory-confirmed chikungunya cases had an onset of symptoms at the end of May 2006. The authors reviewed surveillance data in which a suspected case of chikungunya was defined as a patient presenting with fever and arthralgia at a medical camp in Chennai on and after June 20,...

Potential health hazards for students exposed to formaldehyde in the gross anatomy laboratory.

Formaldehyde, which has been a well-established preservative for cadavers in the anatomy laboratory for years, has an odor that many anatomy students find unpleasant. Anatomy faculty and students, embalmers in funeral homes, histopathology laboratory workers, and other biological researchers are continually exposed to the toxic vapors of formaldehyde. The immediate effects of that agent are nau...

local irritations of formaldehyde exposure on medical students in dissection laboratory

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Pilot study of a dissection table for gross anatomy laboratory equipped with a photocatalytic device that decomposes formaldehyde.