This bilingual (Spanish and English) publication describes emergency first aid for pesticide poisonings, emergency eye flush procedures and the worker protection standard requirements for decontamination supplies. This is one of a series of 10 Pesticide Use and Safety/ Uso y Seguridad de Pesticidas fact sheets.

Hefner, M., Fisher, J., Kratsch, H., and Schaerer, M.F. 2020, Emergency First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning / Primeros Auxilios en caso de una Emergencia de Intoxicación de Pesticidas, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Fact Sheet FS-20-07

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Emergency First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning / Primeros Auxilios en caso de una Emergencia de Intoxicación de Pesticidas

Published by: Hefner, M., Fisher, J., Kratsch, H., and Schaerer, M.F., 2020, Emergency First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning / Primeros Auxilios en caso de una Emergencia de Intoxicación de Pesticidas, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Fact Sheet FS-20-07