Twelve people were evacuated, and three were treated for eye irritation when acid leaked from cleaning equipment at an operating room in St. Vincents Hospital Melbourne in Fitzroy, Australia. OR staff were setting up for surgery when they noticed that peracetic acid had leaked from sterilization equipment.
Twelve people were evacuated, and three were treated for eye irritation when acid leaked from cleaning equipment at an operating room in St. Vincents Hospital Melbourne in Fitzroy, Australia. OR staff were setting up for surgery when they noticed that peracetic acid had leaked from sterilization equipment.
Recent Chemical Spills in Outpatient Surgery
May 1, 2005