It is almost impossible for the sick to take care of the sick without disastrous results. This has the potential to have devastating effects on the Nursing Profession. The NIH Committee is aware that many medical workers, most of whom work in hospital operating rooms, are experiencing unexplained illness and disability, possibly as a result of exposure to Glutaraldehyde, a chemical used for x-ray processing and disinfecting of medical equipment. Personal protective equipment may not prevent health effects in already sensitized staff. Many of our members have been forced to go back to work within close proximity of this chemical.
Most medical workers are young women.
Most will get pregnant and work around or with this chemical. We have a duty to protect the innocent. We will only find the answers when the companies divulge the inerts and the mixture is tested as a whole. A Critical Reveiw of the Toxicology of Glutaraldehyde. Robert O. Beauchamp,Jr.