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Dangerous bodies: a case of fatal aluminium phosphide poisoning
Author(s) -
Christophers Allen J,
Singh Surjit,
Goddard David G,
Nocera Antony
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04471.x
Subject(s) - officer , emergency management , emergency department , medicine , management , library science , family medicine , medical emergency , history , political science , nursing , law , archaeology , computer science , economics
A case of fatal aluminium phosphide poisoning that forced the evacuation of the emergency department of a Sydney teaching hospital highlights the importance of hospitals being able to safely manage hazardous materials incidents.