Table 1.
Frequency Distribution of Signs/Symptoms Mapped to WISER and CHEMM-IST by Exposure
| Variables | Chlorine Exposure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| WISER | ||||
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| Cough/Choking | ||||
| No | 20 | 66.7 | 10 | 33.3 |
| Yes | 43 | 39.6 | 64 | 60.4 |
| Shortness of Breath | ||||
| No | 38 | 86.4 | 6 | 13.6 |
| Yes | 43 | 32.3 | 90 | 67.7 |
| Wheezing | ||||
| No | 37 | 88.1 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Yes | 71 | 55.5 | 57 | 44.5 |
| Chest Discomfort | ||||
| No | 25 | 71.4 | 10 | 28.6 |
| Yes | 45 | 45.5 | 54 | 54.5 |
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| CHEMM-IST | ||||
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| Eye Irritation | ||||
| No | 37 | 92.5 | 78 | 63.4 |
| Yes | 3 | 7.5 | 45 | 36.6 |
| Burning Throat | ||||
| No | 36 | 97.3 | 88 | 75.9 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 28 | 24.1 | |
Note: All variables are statistically significant at p<.001