Sažetak | Korozivi su nagrizajuće tvari u koje ubrajamo kiseline, lužine i soli teških metala. Sposobnost radnika za obavljanje poslova s posebnim uvjetima rada u pogledu zdravstvenog stanja ili psihičke sposobnosti utvrđuje se prije njegovog rasporeda na takve poslove. Radnici moraju ispunjavati neke uvjete kako bi mogli raditi s korozivnim tvarima, a to su dob, spol, zdrastvena, psihička, tjelesna i stručna sposobnost. Korozivne tvari (kiseline i lužine) izazivaju kemijske opekline. Ako se takav otrov popije, opekline se vide na usnama i sluznici usta. Neki otrovi izazivaju psihičke poremećaje, vrtoglavicu, glavobolju, grčeve pojedinih mišića ili cijelog tijela, nepravilan rad srca. Uneseni u organizam, teški metali se talože u masnim i vezivnim tkivima, a kad tamo više za njih nema mjesta, taložit će se u organima, kostima, u svim stanicama tijela. Masovna upotreba i široka dostupnost brojnih, najrazličitijih proizvoda koji mogu izazvati korozivnu štetu također su prouzročili veliku učestalost ovih oštećenjaenja. Liječenje trovanja korozivnim tvarima sastoji se u terapiji akutnih poremećaja, primjene preventivne terapije u cilju sprječavanja nastanka sužavanja krvih žila i, na kraju sprječavanja opeklina |
Sažetak (engleski) | Corrosives are corrosive substances in which acids, alkalis and salts of heavy metals are included. The ability of a worker to perform a job with special working conditions in terms of his or her health or mental capacity shall be established prior to his or her appointment to such work. Workers must meet certain conditions in order to work with corrosive substances, namely age, sex, physical, mental, physical and professional ability. Corrosive substances (acids and alkalis) cause chemical burns. If such poison drinks, burns are seen on the lips and mucous membranes of the mouth. Some poisons cause psychic disorders, dizziness, headaches, individual or muscle cramps, improper heartbeat. Injected into the body, heavy metals are deposited in the fatty and connective tissues, and when there is no more space there, they will settle in organs, bones, in all body cells. Massive use and wide availability of many, many different products that can cause corrosive damage have also caused a large incidence of these damage. Treatment of corrosive substances poisoning consists in the treatment of acute disorders, the use of preventive therapies in order to prevent the occurrence of narrowing of blood vessels and, at the end of the prevention of burns. |