The McConnell missile accident. Clinical spectrum of XXXX exposure.

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Twenty-four @entity1 were refueling a missile when a large spill of oxidizer occurred. Three crewmen were exposed to very high concentrations of the @entity28600 of @entity1568 . One died within minutes. Severe @entity649 developed in the other two, one of whom survived. Twenty-one other workers were exposed to minimal to moderate concentrations of the gas. Most remained asymptomatic while six had @entity851 of breath, cough, or hemoptysis. The three with persistent symptoms received corticosteroid therapy; the complaints resolved in two. Corticosteroid therapy for four asymptomatic @entity1 who had moderate @entity519 two weeks after the accident may have aborted the second stage of @entity7459 injury. Six @entity1 with minimal exposure had persisting @entity10 , @entity227 , and emotional difficulties. These latter findings may represent an unusual complication of exposure to these gases.
