Injuries after Use of the Lacrimatory Agent Chloroacetophenone in a Confined Space |
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| Authors: | Kim Marie Thorburn M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine , University of California San Francisco and Neumiller Hospital , San Quentin Prison |
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| Abstract: | When the lacrimatory agent chloroacetophenone was released into 44 prisoner cells, 8 prisoners required hospitalization and 20 more received outpatient physician care for injuries. Contact with water contributed to the injuries caused by chloroacetophenone, but prolonged exposure in a confined space was probably the principal cause of morbidity. In a confined space the lacrimatory agent chloroacetophenone is relatively toxic. |
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