Citation

Federman JH, Sachter JJ. J. Emerg. Med. 1997; 15(1): 87-89.

Affiliation

Mount Sinai School of Medicine Integrated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9017492

Abstract

Highway flares are commonly used by police and emergency service workers to divert traffic away from roadside accidents. We report a case of a 35-yr-old paramedic who developed a sudden, severe asthmatic reaction following a brief exposure to such a flare, necessitating intubation and a prolonged hospitalization.

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