Fentanyl derivative exposure in the Emergency Department

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Tue, 01/22/2019 - 09:10
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Zachary Hodges
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Fentanyl derivative exposure in the Emergency Department

Our compliance officer came to visit me yesterday and asked about what other institutions are doing to mitigate the risk of personnel exposure to fentanyl derivatives that may be on a person or their belongings.

I have not heard of any policies or information about appropriate gloves to use for decontamination.

Do any of you have any experience with this? Do you have a written policy/procedure or standard work for this kind of situation.

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