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Status asthmaticus in a paramedic following exposure to a roadside flare: a case report
1Mount Sinai School of Medicine Integrated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|January 1, 1997
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.