Mercury hazards arising from the repair of sphygmomanometers

The symptoms of inorganic mercury poisoning are well described; poisoning is known to have occurred in manufacturers of scientific instruments but not in people repairing sphygmomanometers. Early neuropsychiatric symptoms in one repairer led to the investigation of six sphygmomanometer workshops in...

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Published in:BMJ 1986-11, Vol.293 (6559), p.1409-1410
Main Author: Ide, C W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Pressure Determination - instrumentation
Humans
Male
Mercury - urine
Mercury Poisoning - etiology
Mercury Poisoning - urine
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Short Reports
Sphygmomanometers
Symptoms
Urine
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Summary:The symptoms of inorganic mercury poisoning are well described; poisoning is known to have occurred in manufacturers of scientific instruments but not in people repairing sphygmomanometers. Early neuropsychiatric symptoms in one repairer led to the investigation of six sphygmomanometer workshops in Scotland.
ISSN:0267-0623
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.293.6559.1409-a