Meyer R E
College of Veterinary Medicne, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
Occup Med. 1999 Apr-Jun;14(2):225-34.
Anesthetic agents are used extensively in veterinary medicine to facilitate safe restraint of animals and to provide humane conditions for diagnostic procedures and surgery. Animal workers in traditional veterinary practice, as well as those in research institutions, may become chronically exposed to trace levels of waste inhalant anesthetic agents during the daily performance of their duties. Individuals in private or institutional practice, municipal animal control officers, wildlife biologists, and zoological park employees are at risk for accidental exposure to potentially lethal quantities of injectable anesthetic agents during chemical restraint of domestic animals and capture of free-ranging animals. The purpose of this chapter is to review the health risks of anesthetic agents to animal workers and to provide specific recommendations for reducing worker exposure to these agents.
麻醉剂在兽医学中被广泛使用，以利于对动物进行安全的约束，并为诊断程序和手术提供人道的条件。传统兽医实践中的动物工作人员以及研究机构中的工作人员，在日常工作中可能会长期接触微量的废弃吸入性麻醉剂。私人或机构诊所的人员、市政动物控制官员、野生动物生物学家以及动物园员工，在对家畜进行化学约束和捕获自由放养动物的过程中，有意外接触到潜在致命剂量注射用麻醉剂的风险。本章的目的是回顾麻醉剂对动物工作人员的健康风险，并提供减少工作人员接触这些药剂的具体建议。
