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dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-24T09:11:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-24T09:11:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1985 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Psaila, A. J., & Spiteri, B. (1985). Lysol poisoning. Medi-Scope, 7, 8-12. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20100 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The term "Lysol" was originally registered by a German firm, but following the First World War this registration was cancelled. It is still a protected trademark in certain countries notably USA. Lysol or Liquor Cresolis Saponatis is a 50% solution of Cresol (3-Methyl Phenol CH3C6H40H) in a saponified vegetable oil. It replaced carbolic acid as a less toxic disinfectant. Lysol has an amber or red brown colour and a distinctive phenolic odour. At the beginning of this century, fatalities from carbolic acid or phenol poisoning were exceedingly common. Glaister (1902) stated: "Its use is familiar to the lay public as a popular disinfectant and of late years by reason of its facility of purchase and its common use has given rise suicidally and accidentally to more deaths than any other poisonous substance." | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta Medical School | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Disinfection and disinfectants | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cresol -- Toxicology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Accidental poisoning | en_GB |
dc.title | Lysol poisoning | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Psaila, Angelo J. | - |
dc.contributor.creator | Spiteri, Bernardette | - |
Appears in Collections: | Medi-Scope, Issue 7 Medi-Scope, Issue 7 |
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