Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs - Hardcover

Murff, Samuel J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605907049 ISBN 13: 9781605907048

Publisher: Government Institutes, 2012

Synopsis

Many Healthcare workers must deal on a daily basis with the transportation, preparation, storage, clean up, and disposal of cytotoxic drugs, which are used in chemotherapy because of their harmful effect on cancer cells. These drugs also have harmful effects on good cells, and they therefore pose a significant health risk to those who work with them. Yet there is little safety and health information available about them, and what information is available is scattered across a vast array of literature. The Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs collects this information so that healthcare workers can better understand the drugs they work with and the safety and health procedures that should be followed. In it, author Samuel J. Murff presents comprehensive technical and procedural information on 106 of the most common cytotoxic drugs. The book provides guidance on quickly dealing with spills, reducing unnecessary exposure, and complying with pertinent regulations and standards in order to better equip healthcare workers to maintain a safe work environment.

About this title

About the Author:

Samuel J. Murff is currently a civilian Department of Defense contractor. Previously, he served as Senior Industrial Hygienist with the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, providing cytotoxic drug consulting services.

About this edition

• Publisher: Government Institutes
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1605907049
• ISBN 13: 9781605907048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366