[A simple way to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning].
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چکیده
平成21年 1月 26日,鹿児島県出水市の高等学校にお いて,調理実習中の生徒17名と教員1名が一酸化炭素 (CO)中毒になり病院で治療を受けた.翌27日には鹿 屋市の高校で,生徒7人が医療実習室のストーブの不完 全燃焼により頭痛や嘔気を訴え病院に搬送された.平成 20年 7月 30日,大阪市のパン製造販売店でCO中毒が 発生し,4歳の女児を含む計 12人が病院に搬送され, うち従業員2人は重症と診断されている.厚生労働省の HPには,労働災害予防上参考になるCO中毒発生事例 が掲示されており,掲載されている被災者数だけで平成 18年は171人,19年は97人にのぼり,両年とも死者が でている.一方厚生労働省の人口動態調査では,火災 や自殺による死亡数も含まれるが,一酸化炭素の毒作用 (死因基本分類T58)で平成18年は4,237人,19年には 3,745人が亡くなっている. 鹿児島県でCO中毒が立て続けに発生し,毎年作業現 場でのCO中毒が報道されている.COの毒性は古くか ら知られているのに,なぜCO中毒が減らないか,どう すれば減らすことが可能かについて考えてみたい.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health
دوره 51 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009