Emergency Department Hazardous Materials Protocol for Contaminated Patients - 08/09/11
Abstract |
Emergency department handling and treatment of chemically contaminated patients can have potentially serious consequences. Medical staff can be exposed to hazardous chemicals through dermal contact or inhalation of volatile compounds or particulate matter. Exposure can result in symptomatic illness from either a direct chemical toxic effect or an odor-mediated psychologic response. Either situation can severely affect ED function and lead to facility evacuation. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for participation in community hazardous materials incident emergency response plans require hospital EDs to prepare for hazardous materials incidents. This study provides a template protocol for ED preparation for and treatment of patients exposed to hazardous materials. [Burgess JL, Kirk M, Borron SW, Cisek J: Emergency department hazardous materials protocol for contaminated patients. Ann Emerg Med August 1999;34:205-212.]
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 | From the Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, University of Arizona Prevention Center,* Tucson, AZ; the Indiana Poison Center, ‡ Indianapolis, IN; the Medical and Toxicological Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Larioboisière, Paris, France, and the International Toxicology Consultants LLC, Washington DC§; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Virginia,¶ Richmond, VA. |
| Address for reprints: Jefferey L Burgess, MD, MS, MPH, Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, University of Arizona Prevention Center, 1435 North Fremont, Box 210468, Tucson, AZ 85719-4197. |
 | 0196-0644/99/$8.00 + 0 |
| 47/1/98455 |
Vol 34 - N° 2
P. 205-212 - août 1999 Retour au numéro
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