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(b) National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) in the UK.
(vi) Even if the patient is externally contaminated, the risk to a
caregiver wearing a surgical facemask, gloves, eye protection,
gown and shoe covers is extremely small
(a) triage and treatment of life-threatening conditions in such
patients can be done prior to full decontamination
(b) if the patient’s condition is not life-threatening, then
decontamination is completed before starting treatment.
(vii) Advice on the management of radiological incidents should
also be sought from the Hospital Radiation Safety Officer,
Medical Physics Department or by contacting the local National
Arrangements for Incidents involving Radioactivity (NAIR) staff
or police.FURTHER READING
Avant Mutual Group Ltd. http://www.avant.org.au/home.aspx (risk management,
medicolegal).
Brentnall E, Parker H (2009) Consent and competence: The Australasian and UK
perspectives. In: Cameron P, Jelinek G, Kelly A-M et al. Textbook of Adult
Emergency Medicine, 3rd edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, pp. 767–71.
Health Protection Agency. http://www.hpa.org.uk/ (CBR hazards).
Invivo. http://www.invivo.com.au/ (risk management, medicolegal).
MDA National. http://www.mdanational.com.au/ (risk management, medico-
legal).
Medical Board of Australia (2010) Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for
Doctors in Australia. http://www.medicalboard.gov.au
Medical Indemnity Protection Society (MIPS). http://www.mips.com.au/ (risk
management, medicolegal).
Medical Protection Society. http://www.medicalprotection.org/uk (risk manage-
ment, medicolegal).
The MDU. http://www.the–mdu.com/ (risk management, medicolegal).
The Medical Insurance Group. http://www.miga.com.au (risk management,
medicolegal).
Young S, Parker H (2009) The Coroner: The Australasian and UK perspectives.
In: Cameron P, Jelinek G, Kelly A-M et al. Textbook of Adult Emergency
Medicine, 3rd edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, pp. 760–63.