Toxicol Lett 2019 Sep 30;312:204-213. Epub 2019 Apr 30.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 35205-3703, United States; Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Birmingham, AL, 35205-3703, United States; Pulmonary Injury and Repair Center, Birmingham, AL, 35205-3703, United States; Center for Free Radical Biology, Birmingham, AL, 35205-3703, United States; University of South Alabama Health College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, United States; St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 63104, United States. Electronic address:
Phosgene (Carbonyl Chloride, COCl) remains an important chemical intermediate in many industrial processes such as combustion of chlorinated hydrocarbons and synthesis of solvents (degreasers, cleaners). It is a sweet smelling gas, and therefore does not prompt escape by the victim upon exposure. Supplemental oxygen and ventilation are the only available management strategies. Read More