Care of persons exposed to toxic chemicals must be directed by a physician or other recognized authority. Pure Forms - Violet, lustrous, hexagonal, crystalline scales. Commercial Form - Dark green salt. Uses - Metal tanning, chromium plating, textile mordant, corrosion inhibitor, polymerization catalyst, waterproofing, manufacture of olefins. Effects may not appear for several days.
Caution is advised.
Acute exposure to chromic chloride may produce signs and symptoms that include corneal injury, oral burns, deep perforating ulcers, gastrointestinal inflammation, and hemorrhage. Pulmonary edema, bronchial asthma, circulatory collapse, and shock may also occur. Delayed effects such as hepatic encephalopathy, pneumoconiosis, acute hepatitis, renal failure, anemia, and thrombocytopenia may take as many as 7 days to manifest. Hospitalization is essential. Acute exposure to chromic chloride may require decontamination and life support for the victims.