International Programme on Chemical Safety: Basic Analytical Toxicology

R. J. Flanagan

ISBN 10: 9241544589 / ISBN 13: 9789241544580

Published by World Health Organization, 1995

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This practical guide focuses on laboratory analysis for over 100 substances commonly involved in acute poisoning cases. Recognizing that many hospitals, particularly in developing countries, lack analytical toxicology services, it aims to assist laboratory staff in conducting simple tests that yield rapid and reliable results for managing poisoning emergencies. The tests require no sophisticated equipment, expensive reagents, or constant electricity. The manual begins with general information about the organization and functions of an analytical toxicology laboratory, emphasizing safe laboratory practices and the essentials of emergency medicine and intensive care that impact laboratory operations. The core of the manual consists of two chapters detailing simple analytical tests for detecting and identifying poisons in biological fluids or materials found near patients. The first chapter outlines a three-part series of qualitative tests designed for routine, rapid screening, particularly useful when the poison's identity is unknown. The second, more extensive chapter offers step-by-step instructions for qualitative tests and some quantitative methods for 113 specific poisons or groups of poisons. The substances covered range from pesticides and industrial chemicals to household products, pharmaceuticals, plant toxins, and commonly abused drugs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: International Programme on Chemical Safety: Basic Analytical Toxicology
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9241544589
• ISBN 13: 9789241544580
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: As New
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A practical guide to the laboratory analysis of over 100 substances frequently involved in episodes of acute poisoning. Noting that many hospitals, especially in developing countries, lack the support of analytical toxicology services, the book aims to help laboratory staff perform a range of simple tests known to produce rapid and reliable results for the management of poisoning emergencies. All tests described can be performed without the need for sophisticated equipment, expensive reagents, or a continuous supply of electricity. The manual opens with general information about the organization and functions of an analytical toxicology laboratory, the principles of safe laboratory practice, and the essentials of emergency medicine and intensive care that will influence the laboratory's work. Two chapters, which constitute the core of the manual, describe the many simple analytical tests that can be used to detect and identify poisons, whether in biological fluids or in powders, tablets, or other items found near the patient. The first chapter, on qualitative tests for poisons, sets out a three-part series of tests designed for use as a routine, rapid screen, especially appropriate in the many cases where the identity of the poison is unknown. The second and most extensive chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the performance of qualitative tests and some quantitative methods for 113 specific poisons or groups of poisons. Substances covered range from pesticides and other industrial chemicals, through compounds contained in household products, to pharmaceuticals, plant toxins, and drugs commonly abused.