Chlorine poisoning caused by improper mixing of household disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case series

Table 1 Baseline characteristics at admission and major treatments

	Age, (yr)	Sex	Comorbidities	Initial symptoms	Admission time	PaO2/FiO2	Computed Tomography	Major treatments
1	60	F	Hypertension, hyperthyroidism	Breathlessness, difficulty breathing, headache, dizziness	3 h	318.10	Bilateral lung effusions	Humidified oxygen; methylprednisolone(80 mg for 3d, 40 mg for 3d); inhalated budesonide and bromhexine; cefmetazole anti-infection
2	61	M	None	Breathlessness	10 d	372.38	Bilateral interstitial exudations	Humidified oxygen; methylprednisolone(80 mg for 3 d, 40 mg for 3 d); inhaled budesonide and bromhexine; azithromycin anti-infection
3	60	F	None	Fatigue, breathlessness, coughing, choking of the pharynx, dizziness, headache, transient unconsciousness, urinary incontinence	24 h	215.52	Bilateral lung effusions	Humidified oxygen; methylprednisolone (80 mg for 3 d, 40 mg for 3 d); inhaled budesonide and bromhexine; cefmetazole anti-infection
4	18	F	None	Dizziness, coughing, nausea, vomiting	6 h	396.19	Striped shadow under the pleura of the right lung	(pre-hospital) Dexamethasone(10 mg); humidified oxygen; mthylprednisolone(40 mg for 3 d)
5	56	M	Smoking history of 30 years	Chest tightness, breathlessness	12 h	342.86	Bilateral lung emphysema and bullae	Humidified oxygen; inhaled budesonide and bromhexine; methylprednisolone(80 mg for 3 d, 40 mg 3 d); moxifloxacin anti-infection
6	20	M	Smoking history for 2 years	Chest tightness, cough, choking in the pharynx, breathlessness, difficulty breathing	17 h	198.62	Bilateral lung effusions	Non-invasive mechanical ventilation; methylprednisolone (80 mg for 5 d, 40 mg for 2 d); inhaled budesonide and bromhexine; Moxifloxacin anti-infection
7	67	F	Hypertension history for 24 years	Coughing, breathlessness	4 d	210.34	Increased texture of blood vessels in bilateral Lung and multiple patchy changes under the pleura; bilateral pneumonia changes	Methylprednisolone(80 mg for 3 d, 40 mg for 3 d); inhaled budesonide and bromhexine; moxifloxacin anti-infection

F: Female; M: Male; Admission time: Time from symptom onset to admissions.