What effects can chlorine bleach have on the human body?

Answer 1

Answer#1

Chlorine bleach is a dangerous substance and can cause a multitude of injuries.

1 Contact injuries: First and second degree chemical burns to any part of the body, especially the eyes.

2 Inhalation injuries: pulmonary edema, angioedema, pulmonary embolism, emphysema, bronchospasm and in cases where gaseous chlorine is released and inhaled (due to mixing with acid), a quick death due to searing of the alveoli.

3 Ingestion injuries: First and second degree chemical burns to the lining of the mouth and the gums (sometimes causing tooth loss). In large doses, bleach will cause severe gastric damage, such as perforation of the alimentary canal (esophagus, stomach, duodenum) leading to internal bleeding, vomiting, leakage of stomach/intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity, ultimately causing necrosis, sepsis and death.