Nosocomial poisoning associated with emergency department treatment of organophosphate toxicity--Georgia, 2000.
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 39 (1) , 109-111
- https://doi.org/10.1081/clt-100102889
Abstract
Emergency department (ED) staff caring for patients contaminated with toxic chemicals are at risk for developing toxicity from secondary contamination. This report describes three cases of occupational illnesses associated with organophosphate toxicity caused by exposure to a contaminated patient and underscores the importance of using personal protection equipment (PPE) and establishing and following decontamination procedures in EDs and other areas of acute care hospitals.Keywords
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