Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds

Topic

Emergency Responses to Releases/Exposures of Potentially Hazardous Unknown Chemical Substances - What Happens Next?

“Fentanyl Exposures and Cleanup” presented by Justin Corcoran, MD, Minnesota Poison Control Center followed by a panel discussion with representatives from MDH – Public Health Lab, MN Poison Control Center, MDH Emergency Management Programs, MPCA Emergency Management, and others.

In recent years, several incidents involving releases of unknown chemical substances and exposures to them have taken place in Minnesota. Once the emergency response starts, many agencies and organizations may possibly be involved. Concerns about exposures for emergency personnel and also people who are involved in cleanup after an incident have risen.

MDH and the Minnesota Poison Control System released guidance about Fentanyl Exposures and Cleanup. This information is for people preparing to enter an area where fentanyl, or a drug with similar chemical structures to fentanyl (an analogue), may be present.

This information is not meant for first responders such as law enforcement, fire department, or emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Their risk for exposure, while minimal under most circumstances, is different compared to the public entering an area after the area has been released by first responders.

Abstract:

Emergency Responses to Releases/Exposures of Potentially Hazardous Unknown Chemical Substances – What Happens Next? (PDF)

Seminar Location

Minnesota Department of Health
Freeman Building - B-107
625 Robert Street N.
St. Paul, MN

7 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Doors open at 6:45 a.m.

Parking Map

Directions to the Minnesota Department of Health - Freeman location

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About Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds

The purpose of Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds is to foster communication and multidisciplinary collaboration between medical and public health specialties through presentations and discussions that explore impact of environmental exposures on health.