Death from pool chlorine--an unusual case
Rao, V.J.; Hearn, W.L.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 33(3): 812-815
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1198 PMID: 3385386 Document Number: 323897
A tank truck containing bulk pool chlorinating solution overturned. A man was trapped beneath the truck, and a ruptured seam in the tank released a continuous flow of sodium hypochlorite over him. He survived for 10 min as the caustic solution extensively eroded soft tissue exposed to the chemical flow.
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