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Hospital Impact After a Chemical Spill That Compromised the Potable Water Supply: West Virginia, January 2014.
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Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2017 Oct; Vol. 11 (5), pp. 621-624. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 06. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- In January 2014, a chemical spill of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol and propylene glycol phenyl ethers contaminated the potable water supply of approximately 300,000 West Virginia residents. To understand the spill's impact on hospital operations, we surveyed representatives from 10 hospitals in the affected area during January 2014. We found that the spill-related loss of potable water affected many aspects of hospital patient care (eg, surgery, endoscopy, hemodialysis, and infection control of Clostridium difficile). Hospital emergency preparedness planning could be enhanced by specifying alternative sources of potable water sufficient for hemodialysis, C. difficile infection control, and hospital processing and cleaning needs (in addition to drinking water). (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:621-624).
- Subjects :
- Chemical Industry standards
Cyclohexanes toxicity
Drinking Water chemistry
Health Services trends
Humans
Propylene Glycol toxicity
Rivers chemistry
Surveys and Questionnaires
Water Pollution, Chemical adverse effects
Water Supply standards
West Virginia
Chemical Hazard Release
Drinking Water standards
Health Services supply & distribution
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1938-744X
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28260560
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.193