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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
Chapter 198. Industrial Toxins
Sections: Industrial Toxins: Introduction, Respiratory Toxins, Metabolic Toxins, References.
Topics Discussed: hazardous substances; industrial materials causing toxic effect; occupational exposure; toxicology, occupational.
Excerpt:"A hazardous chemical is defined by the U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration as any chemical that has been shown
scientifically to be a health hazard (causes acute or chronic health
effects) or a physical hazard (combustible liquid, explosive, flammable,
etc.). This federal agency estimates that there are 575,000 chemicals
in the workplace, with 53,000 being potentially hazardous.1 Considering
that unplanned exposures and contamination can occur at any time
during manufacturing, transport, storage, usage, or disposal of
these chemicals, inevitably, emergency physicians will, at some
time, be responsible for the management and care of a hazardous
materials patient (see Chapter 6, Disaster Preparedness and Response).2..."
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