Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 370-380 , September 2003

Protective equipment for health care facility decontamination personnel: Regulations, risks, and recommendations

  • John L Hick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, and Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: John L. Hick, MD, Emergency Medicine, MC 825, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415; 612-347-3020, fax 612-904-4241
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  • Dan Hanfling, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, and the Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Jonathan L Burstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Joseph Markham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital Health Center, and the Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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  • Anthony G Macintyre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Joseph A Barbera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering Management (Crisis & Emergency Management) and The Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

Received 13 January 2003 ,Revised 2 March 2003 ,Accepted 28 April 2003.

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☆ The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the authors.

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doi: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00447-5

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 370-380 , September 2003

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