New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2015-5339
Registrant Reference Number: SC1667047
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Address: 450-1st Street SW, Suite 2100
City: Calgary
Prov / State: AB
Country: Canada
Postal Code: T2P 5H1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ALBERTA
PMRA Registration No. 30914 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Curtail M Herbicide
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison
No
Medical Professional
Sex: Male
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
No
Unknown
Non-occupational
Application
What was the activity? Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding the activity
None
Unknown
>15 min <=2 hrs / >15 min <=2 h
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
8/15/2015 An ER doctor called about a patient with a prior history of atrial fibrillation who presented with issues related to his atrial fibrillation and was wondering if use of the product without a mask could aggravate his condition. Patient used this product about 10 hours prior to his presentation around the home. The patient used the product for about 1 hour and without a mask. There was no known exposure. No problems noted until about 9-10 hours after use when the patient presented to the ER. Patient has a history of hypotension and A-Fib that is not treated. MD did not wish to discuss case further when prompted with additional questions. It is not known if the patient received any treatments. MD did not want further follow-up.
Moderate
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. Exposure history appears to be somewhat speculative, and it is unclear as to how the exposure occurred or to what extent an exposure occurred. If direct inhalation of airborne spray occurred, respiratory irritation may occur however such symptoms are typically immediate in onset and are transient in nature. These symptoms were not reported. Based on the known toxicological profile of this pesticide, and the delayed onset of cardiac symptoms, this patients illness is not expected following incidental skin contact or possible inhalation. The reported symptoms are likely related to the individuals prior cardiac history.