Barker Paxson, Montagna Diane
Employee Health, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
AAOHN J. 2005 Jun;53(6):241-3.
Individuals most at risk for latex allergy are workers with ongoing latex exposure, such as health care workers who often encounter latex gloves on the job. Latex exposure can occur through skin contact or by inhaling aerosolized latex particles. Similar to latex gloves, latex balloons are packed in powder for shipping and when they are inflated, the latex particles attached to the powder become aerosolized, creating an environmental hazard for individuals with latex allergy. Hospital administrations are following a national trend to prohibit latex balloons from the hospital environment and replace them with Mylar or a non-latex containing balloon.
乳胶过敏风险最高的人群是持续接触乳胶的工人，比如经常在工作中接触乳胶手套的医护人员。乳胶接触可通过皮肤接触或吸入雾化的乳胶颗粒发生。与乳胶手套类似，乳胶气球在运输时用粉末包装，充气时，附着在粉末上的乳胶颗粒会雾化，给乳胶过敏者造成环境危害。医院管理部门正顺应全国趋势，禁止在医院环境中使用乳胶气球，并用聚酯薄膜气球或不含乳胶的气球取而代之。
