Is secondary chemical exposure of hospital personnel of clinical importance?

Ronald De GrootGerard A Van ZoelenMarianne E C LeendersAntoinette J H P Van RielIrma De VriesDylan W de Lange

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2021)

The risk of secondary contamination and subsequent toxicity in hospital personnel decontaminating or treating chemically contaminated patients is small. Normal hygienic precautions (gloves and water-resistant gown) will adequately protect hospital staff when treating the majority of chemically contaminated patients. More extensive protection is only necessary infrequently and there is no reason to delay critical care, even if more elaborate protection is not immediately available.

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