Biomaterial Database

[Polymer fume fever[]. 1998

C L Ellingsen

Sanitetsskvadronen, Bodø Hovedflystasjon.

Polymer fume fever is a self-limiting condition with influenza-like symptoms (fever, headache, dry cough, dyspnoea and myalgia). It is caused by inhalation of toxic products released by combustion of fluoro-carbon polymers. There is no causal treatment, and the symptoms usually clear up spontaneously within 24 hours. This article describes an accident where 13 soldiers became ill when exposed to fumes released from a tent oven painted with a coating containing fluoro-carbons.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008889	Military Personnel	Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces.	Air Force Personnel,Armed Forces Personnel,Army Personnel,Coast Guard,Marines,Navy Personnel,Sailors,Soldiers,Submariners,Military,Force Personnel, Air,Personnel, Air Force,Personnel, Armed Forces,Personnel, Army,Personnel, Military,Personnel, Navy,Sailor,Soldier,Submariner
D009664	Norway	A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo.	Kingdom of Norway
D005334	Fever	An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.	Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D005465	Fluorocarbon Polymers		Fluorinated Polymer,Fluorinated Polymers,Fluorocarbon Polymer,Fluorocarbon Resin,Fluorocarbon Resins,Fluoropolymers,Fluoropolymer,Polymer, Fluorinated,Polymer, Fluorocarbon,Polymers, Fluorinated,Polymers, Fluorocarbon,Resin, Fluorocarbon,Resins, Fluorocarbon
D006361	Heating	The application of heat to raise the temperature of the environment, ambient or local, or the systems for accomplishing this effect. It is distinguished from HEAT, the physical property and principle of physics.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D015208	Smoke Inhalation Injury	Pulmonary injury following the breathing in of toxic smoke from burning materials such as plastics, synthetics, building materials, etc. This injury is the most frequent cause of death in burn patients.	Inhalation Injury, Smoke,Injury, Smoke Inhalation,Inhalation Injuries, Smoke,Injuries, Smoke Inhalation,Smoke Inhalation Injuries