Inhalation of baby powder: an unappreciated hazard.

Pairaudeau, P W; Wilson, R G; Hall, Matthew; Milne, M.K.

doi:10.1136/bmj.302.6786.1200

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“…The described cases often occur during diaper changes, when talcum powder is accidentally spilled over the baby's face. The children can present delayed hours after accidental inhalation or aspiration with severe respiratory difficulties 12 . Treatment is supportive and includes steroid administration and antibiotic treatment 12,13 .…”

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Buried under gypsum powder – A rare respiratory complication

Brun

Kunz

Funke

2013

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

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Gypsum is a mineral dust consisting of calcium sulfate and is commonly used in building construction. We here report the first case of an acute calcium sulfate aspiration.An accidental avalanche of fine gypsum powder covered entirely a silo worker. He aspirated a large amount of gypsum powder without loosing consciousness. At admission to the emergency department the patient was breathing spontaneously and directly underwent emergency bronchoscopy. Acute tracheobronchitis was diagnosed. Remaining calcium sulfate was removed by aspiration without rinsing with additional water in order to avoid further exothermic damage to the bronchial mucosa from chemical reactions. He received steroid treatment and antibiotics, as well as bronchodilatative therapy in an attempt to increase mucociliary clearance. Within a month the patient was symptomfree without any residual radiological or functional impairment.This unusual aspiration accident is to our knowledge the first case report of an accidental calcium sulfate aspiration. Our treatment choice left the patient without residual pulmonary impairment.

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Buried under gypsum powder – A rare respiratory complication

Brun

Kunz

Funke

2013

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“…현재 판 매되고 있는 화장용을 포함한 대부분의 베이비파우더는 그 주성분이 탈크(talc)로서 탈크파우더는 마그네슘 실리케이트 (magnesium silicate), 아연, 마그네슘 스테아레이트 (magnesium stearate)로 구성되어 있다 [10]. 탈크파우더의 제 조는 활석을 분말화하여 만들어지고 색깔은 백색에서 담황색 까지 있고 사용범위는 베이비파우더, 화장품 메이크업, 크레 용, 제지, 껌, 페인트 등에 사용되고 있고, 화장품에 사용되는 탈크는 0.1% 이하의 석면이 함유된 원료만 사용이 가능하도록 규정하고 있다 [7].…”

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“…탈크파우더의 제 조는 활석을 분말화하여 만들어지고 색깔은 백색에서 담황색 까지 있고 사용범위는 베이비파우더, 화장품 메이크업, 크레 용, 제지, 껌, 페인트 등에 사용되고 있고, 화장품에 사용되는 탈크는 0.1% 이하의 석면이 함유된 원료만 사용이 가능하도록 규정하고 있다 [7]. 탈크파우더를 주원료로 사용한 베이비파우 더의 경우 유아에서 일부 호흡곤란과 같은 부작용을 나타내고 있고, 과도하게 흡입한 경우 사망에 이르는 임상기록도 보고 되었으며 [9,10] Fig. 3.…”

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Studies of Physicochemical Properties of Baby Powder Developed from Rice-flour

한상익¹,

장기창²,

서우덕³

et al. 2013

Journal of Life Science

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Baby powder is an astringent powder used to prevent diaper rash. It also has other cosmetic uses. In general, it is composed of talc powder (talcum powder). Talc powder is harmful if inhaled because it can cause significant lung damage. With the aim of developing a new rice-based baby powder, three kinds of rice varieties were selected and pulverized. To determine the cost-effectiveness of the different states of rice powder, several milling processes were tried, and the powder characteristics of the resulting rice powder, such as particle size, biological activities, digitalized color value, and moisture content before and after coating treatment with essential oil and silicon oil, were examined. "Goami" showed good flour characteristics with respect to lightness (92.0, L*[D65] value) and particle size (8.9 μm). SEM analysis showed that the rice powder particles coated in the essential oil and silicon oil showed a smoother and rounder appearance than those of the talc powder. In addition, the average particle size was decreased by the essential oil and silicon oil coating. The silicon oil coating solved the problem of moisture absorption in rice flour. Rice flour properly coated with essential oil and silicon oil shows great potential as a new material source of powder.

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“…Talc is commonly used as a dusting powder and historically has been used as a glidant and lubricant. Although generally regarded as non-toxic when orally ingested, inhalation of talc causes irritation and severe respiratory distress in children (Pairaudeau et al 1991).…”

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Developing paediatric medicines: identifying the needs and recognizing the challenges

Ernest

Elder

Martini

et al. 2007

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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There is a significant need for research and development into paediatric medicines. Only a small fraction of the drugs marketed and utilized as therapeutic agents in children have been clinically evaluated. The majority of marketed drugs are either not labelled, or inadequately labelled, for use in paediatric patients. The absence of suitable medicines or critical safety and efficacy information poses significant risks to a particularly vulnerable patient population. However, there are many challenges associated with developing medicines for the paediatric population and this review paper is intended to highlight these. The paediatric population is made up of a wide range of individuals of substantially varied physical size, weight and stage of physiological development. Experimentation on children is considered by many to be unethical, resulting in difficulties in obtaining critical safety data. Clinical trials are subject to detailed scrutiny by the various regulatory bodies who have recently recognized the need for pharmaceutical companies to invest in paediatric medicines. The costs associated with paediatric product development could result in poor or negative return on investment and so incentives have been proposed by the EU and US regulatory bodies. Additionally, some commonly used excipients may be unsuitable for use in children; and some dosage forms may be undesirable to the paediatric population.

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Inhalation of baby powder: an unappreciated hazard.

Cited by 26 publications

References 15 publications

Buried under gypsum powder – A rare respiratory complication

Buried under gypsum powder – A rare respiratory complication

Studies of Physicochemical Properties of Baby Powder Developed from Rice-flour

Developing paediatric medicines: identifying the needs and recognizing the challenges

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