1 | Kim et al. 2006 [5] | Organotin (tank cleaner) | Admitted to emergency room due to disorientation and behavioral change after he worked as tank cleaner using dimethyltin for 4 days. | On the 4th day of admission, he deteriorated into a state of coma with metabolic acidosis and severe hypokalemia. After 5 mo, he still had ataxia and dysarthria. |
2 | Ryu et al. 2007 [6] | Hydrogen sulfide gas (waste oil tank cleaner) | Patient A fainted 30 min after starting to work in waste oil tank, and patient B also fainted while taking care of patient A. After 30 minutes, they were found by coworkers. | Patient A transferred to other hospital in coma status on 36th admission days. Patient B recovered from coma status and discharged on 9th admission day. |
3 | Lee et al. 2007 [7] | Methyl bromide (fumigation-services) | 35-year-old male admitted to emergency room complaining of headache, mild fever, general weakness, gait disturbance and dizziness for 10 days. | Discharged without any neurologic sequelae on 22th admission day. |
4 | Ahn et al. 2007 [8] | Nitrogen dioxide (fairing up a steel plate using torch) | Exposed while fairing up a steel plate with an oxygen/LPG torch. | Pulmonary edema developed. Symptoms improved on 6th admission day. At the 3 mo follow-up, no symptom and normal chest were observed. |
5 | Lee et al. 2008 [9] | Trichloroethylene (degreasing) | Patient A (F/24): skin rash developed 35 days after starting to use TCE. | Patient A died of hepatic failure 39 days after the onset of first symptom. Patient B also died of hepatic failure and sepsis 24 days after the onset of first symptom. Patient C got improved and diacharged 37 days after onset of first symptom. |
| | | Patient B (M/47): skin rash developed 20 days after starting to use TCE. | |
| | | Patient C (F/22): skin rash developed 30 days after starting to use TCE. | |
6 | Jeong & Lim 2009 [10] | Methylene-chloride (transport-industrial wastewater to a disposal plant) | 52-year-old male was found dead in the driver's seat of his tank lorry 30 min after starting to work. | Death |
7 | Noh et al. 2009 [11] | Hydrocarbon (Kerosene-infusion) | Patient A (M/51): kerosene aspiration was happened while sucking for kerosene infusion to boiler. | Both patient A and patient B recovered without complications from chemical pneumonitis. |
| | | Patient B (M/60): kerosene was ingested while sucking for kerosene infusion to crops desiccator. | |
8 | Park et al. 2011 [12] | Trichloroethylene (TCE storage tank in painting factory) | 38-year-old male was found by coworkers in the TCE storage tank 5 min after starting to work. | Semicoma and respiratory depression developed. |
| | | | After mechanical ventilation, he fully recovered. |
9 | Jung et al. 2012 [13] | Chromic acid (gilding) | 47-year-old male who took a sip of chromic acid which accidentally spilled over his nose and face. | He was treated with hemodialysis for renal failure and antibiotics for pneumonia, but expired of multi-organ failure 10 days after admission. |