tailieunhanh - Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings

The new revised version of EPA's pesticide poisoning handbook is now fifth edition of Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings is edited by Dr. Routt Reigart and Dr. James Roberts, and is published by EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs. Both English and Spanish versions are available. | United States Office of Prevention Environmental Protection Pesticides and Toxic Agency Substances ÃEPA Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings EPA 735-R-98-003 March 1999 Fifth Edition Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings Fifth Edition 1999 J. Routt Reigart . Professor ofPediatrics Medical University of South Carolina James R. Roberts . . Assistant Professor ofPediatrics Medical University of South Carolina Support for this publication was provided by Certification and Worker Protection Branch Field and External Affairs Division Office of Pesticide Programs . Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street SW 7506C Washington DC 20460 For additional copies or more information Tel 703-305-7666 Fax 703-308-2962 The manual is available in electronic format on the Internet at http pesticides safety healthcare Acknowledgments We are grateful to the Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency for giving us the opportunity to collaborate on this new edition. Our thanks go to Kevin Keaney Acting Branch Chief for his support and vision and for giving this publication priority attention. Particular mention should also be made of the efforts of Jerome M. Blondell . . and Ameesha Mehta . whose oversight and constant assistance were invaluable in moving this project forward. Ana Maria Osorio . . contributed Chapter 3 Environmental and Occupational History to this manual. Experts in clinical toxicology conducted critical reviews of draft material. We are greatly appreciative of the time and effort of the following reviewers Jeffery Lloyd Burgess . . Assistant Professor Environmental Occupational Health Unit University of Arizona Prevention Center Matthew C. Keifer . . Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Environmental Health University of Washington Wayne R. Snodgrass . . Professor and Head Clinical Pharmacology-Toxicology Texas Poison Center Sheldon .