Table 2 Reported Symptoms after chlorine exposure
From: Acute respiratory symptoms and evacuation-related behavior after exposure to chlorine gas leakage
Variables | Total (n = 47) | Low exposure (n = 20) | High exposure (n = 27) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
One or more respiratory symptoms* | 36 | 76.6 | 12 | 60.0 | 24 | 88.9 |
Throat pain* | 27 | 57.4 | 7 | 35.0 | 20 | 74.1 |
Wheezing | 15 | 31.9 | 3 | 15.0 | 12 | 44.4 |
Cough | 28 | 59.6 | 11 | 55.0 | 17 | 63.0 |
Sputum | 17 | 36.2 | 4 | 20.0 | 13 | 48.1 |
Cardiovascular | ||||||
Chest discomfort* | 14 | 29.8 | 3 | 15.0 | 11 | 40.7 |
Palpitation | 11 | 23.4 | 3 | 15.0 | 8 | 29.6 |
Ophthalmologic | ||||||
Sore eyes | 10 | 21.3 | 2 | 10.0 | 8 | 29.6 |
Dermatologic | ||||||
Skin trouble | 3 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.1 |
General symptom | ||||||
Agitation | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 3.7 |
Dizziness | 16 | 34.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 11 | 40.7 |
Headache | 9 | 19.1 | 3 | 15.0 | 6 | 22.2 |