confined spaces

Preferred Label : confined spaces;

MeSH definition : A space which has limited openings for entry and exit combined with unfavorable natural ventilation such as CAVES, refrigerators, deep tunnels, pipelines, sewers, silos, tanks, vats, mines, deep trenches or pits, vaults, manholes, chimneys, etc.;

MeSH synonym : confined space; space, confined; spaces, confined;

Related MeSH term : unventilated spaces; Space, Unventilated; Spaces, Unventilated; Unventilated Space;

MeSH annotation : do not use with claustrophobia;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confined space;

Details

Origin ID

D020378;

UMLS CUI

C0600566;

Record concept(s)
- confined spaces [MeSH concept]
- unventilated spaces [MeSH concept]
See also
- air pollutants, occupational [MeSH Descriptor]
- ecological systems, closed [MeSH Descriptor]
- ventilation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Physical Object [UMLS semantic type]

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