Nosocomial Poisoning Associated with Emergency Department Treatment of Organophosphate Toxicity—Georgia, 2000

R J Geller Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia

, MD,

K L Singleton Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia

, MD,

M L Tarantino Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia

C L Drenzek National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, State Epidemiologist, Georgia Div of Public Health. Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Br, Div of Emergency and Environmental Health Svcs

, DVM &

K E Toomey National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, State Epidemiologist, Georgia Div of Public Health. Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Br, Div of Emergency and Environmental Health Svcs

, MD

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.

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Reprinted from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, January 05, 2001/49(51);1156–1158

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