Ethylene oxide tau lees paub tias yog qhov dav-spectrum thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo ntawm cov tshuaj tua kab mob gaseous, tseem nws ua rau muaj teeb meem loj rau tib neeg kev noj qab haus huv, nthuav tawm cov tshuaj lom ntau tshaj cov chloroform thiab carbon tetrachloride.
Thaum xub thawj, nws tsom rau txoj kev ua pa, inducing cov tsos mob xws li xeev siab, ntuav, raws plab, thiab mob, nrog rau central paj hlwb suppression. Hauv qhov mob hnyav, Nws tuaj yeem ua rau ua pa nyuaj thiab pulmonary edema.