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QJM 2004 97(10):697-698; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hch114
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QJM vol. 97 no. 10 © Association of Physicians 2004; all rights reserved.

Correspondence

Secondary contamination in organophosphate poisoning

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Sir,

We read with interest the article by Stacey et al. discussing their experience with treatment of organophosphate/organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning.1 This is an important topic, given the large number of exposures and deaths from poisoning with this class of pesticide worldwide.2 A number of important points have been raised by these authors, on which we would like to comment.

In this case, advanced protective garments were used by treating staff which interfered with patient care, the ED was closed down temporarily, staff were taken off duty (placing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

D. Roberts

South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) Australian National University Medical School Australia SACTRC Clinical Unit Anuradhapura General Hospital Sri Lanka

L. Senarathna

SACTRC Clinical Unit Anuradhapura General Hospital Sri Lanka


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