Does anyone have an opinion or experience with kits for people working with cyanides? My understanding is that some people have had difficulty obtaining amyl nitrite (?) kits. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:46 AM, List Moderator
wrote: > From: Andrew Gross > Date: March 17, 2010 8:28:26 AM EDT > Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory medical oversight > > > In the fire service, our trucks carry medical kits for the rare > instance we may not have an ambulance supporting our efforts. Our > trucks are also checked daily for working equipment. When the > inspection is done, the person initials a calandar. The daily checks > calls for the person checking to acknowledge the medical kit. One day > I realized no one checks inside of the kit. I opened it, replaced all > of the expired stuff (50%ish) and on the calendar I marked off the day > that the next item is to expire so someone knows to actually open the > bag up and look. > > If you haven't realized where I was going, you should assign people to > check you fume hoods daily or weekly. To be honest, your working with > stuff that requires atropine, you should do that anyway. Check the > flow, cleanliness, all the equipment inside works, the door seals etc. > On the calendar that the inspector will have to initial, mark the day > that the drugs will have to be replaced and not just looked at with a > smile and say...its there. > > Andrew > > > > > Does anyone have an opinion or experience with kits for people working with cyanides? My understanding is that some people have had difficulty obtaini ng amyl nitrite (?) kits.=A0
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:46 AM, List Moderator <ecgrants**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu> wrote:
From: Andrew Gross < ;gross.drew**At_Symbol_Here**gmail .com> Date: M arch 17, 2010 8:28:26 AM EDTSubject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Laborator y medical oversightIn the fire service, our trucks carry medical kits for the rareinstanc e we may not have an ambulance supporting our efforts.=A0 Our< /font>t rucks are also checked daily for working equipment.=A0 When th ei nspection is done, the person initials a calandar.=A0 The dail y checksc alls for the person checking to acknowledge the medical kit.=A0 One dayI realized no one checks inside of the kit.=A0 I opened it, rep laced allo f the expired stuff (50%ish) and on the calendar I marked off the dayt hat the next item is to expire so someone knows to actually open theb ag up and look.If you haven't realized where I was going, you should assign p eople toc heck you fume hoods daily or weekly.=A0 To be honest, your wor king withs tuff that requires atropine, you should do that anyway.=A0 Che ck thef low, cleanliness, all the equipment inside works, the door seals etc.O n the calendar that the inspector will have to initial, mark the dayt hat the drugs will have to be replaced and not just looked at with as mile and say...its there.Andrew< div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left: 0px;min-height:14px">
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