An outbreak of nitrogen dioxide-induced respiratory illness among ice hockey players

JAMA ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 262 (21) ◽  
pp. 3014-3017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hedberg
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Hockey Players

Nitrogen Dioxide--Induced Respiratory Illness in Ice Hockey Players-Reply

JAMA ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 263 (22) ◽  
pp. 3024-3025
Author(s):  
K. Hedberg ◽  
K. L. MacDonald ◽  
M. Osterholm ◽  
C. Hedberg ◽  
K. White
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Hockey Players

scholarly journals Ice Hockey Lung – A Case of Mass Nitrogen Dioxide Poisoning in The Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. e100-e103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Brat ◽  
Zdenek Merta ◽  
Marek Plutinsky ◽  
Jana Skrickova ◽  
Miroslav Stanek Ing
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Chronic Cough ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Toxic Gas

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a toxic gas, a product of combustion in malfunctioning ice-resurfacing machines. NO2poisoning is rare but potentially lethal. The authors report a case of mass NO2poisoning involving 15 amateur ice hockey players in the Czech Republic. All players were treated in the Department of Respiratory Diseases at Brno University Hospital in November 2010 – three as inpatients because they developed pneumonitis. All patients were followed-up until November 2011. Complete recovery in all but one patient was achieved by December 2010. None of the 15 patients developed asthma-like disease or chronic cough. Corticosteroids appeared to be useful in treatment. Electric-powered ice-resurfacing machines are preferable in indoor ice skating arenas.

Nitrogen dioxide pneumonitis in ice hockey players

1996 ◽  
Vol 239 (5) ◽  
pp. 451-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. KARLSON-STIBER ◽  
J. HOJER ◽  
A. SJOHOLM ◽  
G. BLUHM ◽  
H. SALMONSON
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Hockey Players
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