@article{ref1,
title="Notes on poisoning in the coal tar industries",
journal="Buffalo medical journal",
year="1918",
author="Möhlau, F. G.",
volume="74",
number="4",
pages="126-128",
abstract="The manufacture of coal tar products in almost endless variety has developed tremendously within the last few years.  Since the outbreak of this world's war the coal tar industry has introduced in this country an entirely new set of prob lems. As the fields of investigation in this line grow larger and more complicated, the needs of workers in the coal tar industries make greater demands upon our ingenuity. These new conditions confront the workers in the manufacture of munitions, dyes, and rubber goods. Physicians who are re sponsible for the health and welfare of the great army of em ployees in these various factories are just beginning to meet the demands in a scientific way.  It is only during the last few years that clinical records can be found of such pathological conditions as benzol der matitis, for example, to mention only one of many conditions resulting from aniline poisoning. It is unfortunate that we have so few observations on record to aid the industrial physician. Tt seems that the seriousness of these conditions is not sufficiently grasped by the profession at large. Tt is necessary for every physician to make himself acquainted with the dangers connected with the manufacture of muni tions, rubber goods, dyes, and aniline products in general.  The various gases evolved in the process of manufacture of munitions and colors have a most deleterious, effect upon the blood elements and the circulation as well as upon the genito urinary tract and liver. The gases evolved in the nitration of various coal tar products, vdien carelessly inhaled by the worker, have a very disastrous effect on the blood cells where their destructive power is manifested in a most serious man ner. The benzol vapors, whether bi-nitro-benzol, or tri-nitro- chlor-benzol act as very strong toxins on the blood cells and their effects on the nerves and nerve centers are severe and of a most alarming character.  Tn this form of poisoning, the first symptom that strikes us is decided cyanosis of the lips and tongue, sallow color of the face, apathetic expression and a varying degree of blue ness of the finger nails as in poisoning by acetanilid. As a rule, the breathing is difficult and shallow, often amounting to dyspnoea...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1040-3817",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}