Non-interventional study evaluating exposure to inhaled, low-dose methoxyflurane experienced by hospital emergency department personnel in France.

John FrangosAnissa BelbachirSandrine DauthevilleChristiane JungKey HerklotzFreya AmonSara L DickersonBerangere Chomier

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

This study indicates that nurses working in hospital EDs experience very low levels of occupational exposure to methoxyflurane vapour during routine clinical practice. These real-world data can provide reassurance to healthcare providers supervising patients receiving low-dose methoxyflurane analgesia via a Penthrox inhaler; further studies may inform exposure in other hospital ED settings.

Keyphrases

healthcare
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emergency department
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