Charlier Bruno, Coglianese Albino, De Rosa Federica, De Caro Francesco, Piazza Ornella, Motta Oriana, Borrelli Anna, Capunzo Mario, Filippelli Amelia, Izzo Viviana
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA).
University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona", Salerno.
J Public Health Res. 2021 Mar 24;10(1):1993. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.1993.
Chemical risk in hospital settings is a growing concern that health professionals and supervisory authorities must deal with daily. Exposure to chemical risk is quite different depending on the hospital department involved and might origin from multiple sources, such as the use of sterilizing agents, disinfectants, detergents, solvents, heavy metals, dangerous drugs, and anesthetic gases. Improving prevention procedures and constantly monitoring the presence and level of potentially toxic substances, both in workers (biological monitoring) and in working environments (environmental monitoring), might significantly reduce the risk of exposure and contaminations. The purpose of this article is to present an overview on this subject, which includes the current international regulations, the chemical pollutants to which medical and paramedical personnel are mainly exposed, and the strategies developed to improve safety conditions for all healthcare workers.
医院环境中的化学风险日益受到关注，卫生专业人员和监管当局必须每日应对。根据所涉及的医院科室不同，接触化学风险的情况差异很大，其可能源自多种来源，如使用消毒剂、清洁剂、溶剂、重金属、危险药物和麻醉气体等。改进预防程序并持续监测工作人员（生物监测）和工作环境（环境监测）中潜在有毒物质的存在及水平，可能会显著降低接触和污染风险。本文旨在概述这一主题，内容包括现行国际法规、医护和辅助医护人员主要接触的化学污染物，以及为改善所有医护人员的安全条件而制定的策略。
