Exposure to CS gas: Guidance needed on secondary effects of CS gas on staff

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7745, 2010, Pages 494-

  Kain, Nakul ^a   Mishra, Anuj ^a   James, M I ^a  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; TEAR GAS;

ANESTHESIST; BURN; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TEAR GASES;

EID: 77949740600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1189     Document Type: Letter

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