Emergency room guidelines; Providing services to victims of toxic spills

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Journal of Environmental Health; (USA)

OSTI ID:6967581

DeRoos, R L ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (US)

Guidelines for developing hospital policies and procedures to provide emergency services in cases involving chemical accident victims have been developed. The proposed guidelines are consistent with the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, hospital internal and external disaster management plans and the recent requirements for hazard communications (Right-to-Know). Although medical care of patients is not a primary purpose of the guidelines, some of the procedures, such as identification of the type of chemicals involved, will aid in direct patient care.

• OSTI ID: 6967581
• Journal Information: Journal of Environmental Health; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Health; (USA) Vol. 52:1; ISSN 0022-0892; ISSN JEVHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
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560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACCIDENTS
BUILDINGS
CHEMICAL PLANTS
EMERGENCY PLANS
HOSPITALS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
OIL SPILLS
RECOMMENDATIONS
TOXIC MATERIALS