Ammonia outbreak in Kiel hospital: two people rescued
Quick Look
- Ammonia leaked in a patient room at the Kiel Municipal Hospital.
- Two injured people were rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and taken to other stations.
- There was no danger to other patients.
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Why It Matters
Ammonia is a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent odor that can irritate the respiratory tract or cause serious health problems if inhaled. The incident occurred in a patient room at the Kiel Municipal Hospital.
A hazardous substance has leaked into a patient room at a hospital in Kiel. Equipped with breathing apparatus, the emergency services rescued two injured people from the affected room on Saturday, the fire department announced. The two were cared for in other wards of the clinic. There was no danger to other patients in the municipal hospital.
According to police, the hazardous substance is ammonia. Firefighters ventilated the affected room and carried out hazardous substance measurements. How the ammonia could escape remains unclear at first. It also remained unclear how seriously the two people were injured by the ammonia.
Ammonia is a colorless, poisonous gas with a pungent odor that is noticeable even at low concentrations. If people inhale the substance, it can irritate the respiratory tract or, in higher concentrations, lead to chemical burns, suffocation and pulmonary edema.
Open Questions
- How could the ammonia leak out of the patient's room?
- How seriously were the two people injured by the ammonia?
- What measures are being taken to prevent similar incidents?
