Glutaraldehyde is a toxic chemical that is used in certain circumstances to disinfect and clean medical, surgical and dental equipment. It is used when equipment can’t be sterilized with heat, or if something can’t fit in a sterilizing unit.
Poisoning, accidental or intentional, causes significant harm or death to many US and Canadian people. Poisoning takes many forms as harmful chemicals can be breathed in, swallowed, touched or injected.
During a busy shift, an OB technician helped with many crash deliveries and operations. Consequently, surgical instruments and trays that should have been washed, piled up on the sink counter and eventually knocked over a gallon jug of 4% formaldehyde. The employee was in and out of the utility room, doing the dishes between surgeries, and noticed that her throat was sore.
These are sample emergency procedures for acid splashes and spills.
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When your eyes are burning from contact with a splashed chemical and you desperately need an emergency eyewash station
When workers see a familiar container, they fully expect it to contain what's on the label. But if that food or drink container has been re-purposed as a chemical container, the results can be devastating for anyone who consumes some of the contents.
Two people died and a third person was injured in an explosion in a garage in Edmonton, Canada. Gas from a fuel tank spilled and its vapors were ignited by a red-hot propane heater. This photograph shows the damage caused in the fire and explosion.
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