These guidelines have been developed to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents, to aid healthcare professionalsinvolved in emergency response to effectivelydecontaminate patients, protect themselves and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel, efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons. Publication date: 08/01/1992.
Creador(es):
Department of Human Services. Public Health Service. Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
Recursos añadido en:
30/06/1999
Objetivo:
The objectives of the Guidelines are to provide the following: information on physical and chemical properties and on health effects of chemicals that may be encountered in acute environmental or occupational exposures;accurate, concise management information andtreatment for patients acutely exposed to environmental toxicants; guidelines for effective decontamination of acutely exposed patients, while protecting others from secondary contamination, for patient disposition and follow-up, for reporting that encourage emergency department physicians to consider the patient as a sentinel case of environmentally or occupationally caused disease; and information for persons potentially exposed during a hazardous chemical release incident.
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Inglés
Toxicología, Servicios Médicos de Urgencia, Sustancias Peligrosas, Sustancias Tóxicas, 22747, Tratamiento de Urgencia, Contaminación Química, Exposición a Compuestos Químicos