Exposure to hydrogen peroxide – under the toxicologist eye

Boreński Grzegorz, Wójcik Magdalena, Poleszak Julita, Szabat Przemysław, Szabat Marta, Tchórz Michał, Szponar Jarosław. Exposure to hydrogen peroxide – under the toxicologist eye. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(4):345-353. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2639230

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Exposure to hydrogen peroxide – under the toxicologist eye

Grzegorz Boreński^1*, Magdalena Wójcik¹, Julita Poleszak¹, Przemysław Szabat¹,

Marta Szabat¹, Michał Tchórz², Jarosław Szponar²

1. Student’s Research Group at the Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Lublin

(2) Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Lublin

*E-mail address: grzegorz.borenski@gmail.com

ORCID ID:

Grzegorz Boreński https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-7555

Magdalena Wójcik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-6284

Julita Poleszak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-6262

Marta Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-2027

Przemysław Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-1900

Michał Tchórz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1308-099X

Jarosław Szponar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9915-0719 

Abstract

Introduction: Hydrogen peroxide is well soluble, odourless and colourless liquid with syrup consistency. It has different application depending on concentration. In 3% of concentration is present in almost every home as a disinfectant product, in higher concentration (35%) is used in pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic industry.

The aim of the study: The purpose of this systemic review was to collect and analyse causes and possibilities of treatment a patient after ingestion a caustic substance.

Material and method: Standard criteria were used to review the literature data. The search of articles in the PubMed and Google Scholar database was carried out using the following keywords: hydrogen peroxide, exposure, toxicology.

Description of the state of knowledge: Exposure for hydrogen peroxide is not very common and most of the times is unintentional, except suicide attempts. Because it is a caustic substance and the main route of exposure is ingestion, most of symptoms are due to damage of gastrointestinal tract. However, the consequences of exposure range from short-time illness to brain damage or even death.

Summary: Patient after exposure to >30% hydrogen peroxide should receive a complex treatment. Physicians need to be alert to the symptoms of not only gastrointestinal tract but also CNS. The patient may require specialized care by many specialists.

Key words: hydrogen peroxide, exposure, toxicology