Article ; Online: Reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL) safety with clinical antiseptics and hemostatic agents.
2024 Volume 395, Page(s) 11–16
Abstract: Reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL) is a Health Canada approved product used by the Canadian Armed Forces for removal and inactivation of toxic chemicals on skin. Although it is considered very safe when used as directed, questions have been ... ...
Abstract | Reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL) is a Health Canada approved product used by the Canadian Armed Forces for removal and inactivation of toxic chemicals on skin. Although it is considered very safe when used as directed, questions have been raised regarding whether topical RSDL in the medical setting will react exothermically with antiseptic compounds on the casualty's epidermis that could result in thermal burns. Benchtop experiments were conducted to investigate reactivity of RSDL with various antiseptic compounds or hemostatic agents. Temperature changes were closely monitored in three different volume ratios, 1:10, 1:1, and 10:1 over a time course of 16 minutes. Chlorine based bleaches versus RSDL were included as a positive control and were the only combination that exhibited a significant exothermic reaction capable of causing minor thermal burns. RSDL was also evaluated with antiseptic solution applied to swine epidermal tissue without observation of visual irritation; then in lacerated skeletal muscle tissue which resulted in no measured temperature change. The conclusion of this study is that antiseptics and hemostatic agents can be used as required on a patient decontaminated with RSDL as no exothermic reaction will occur. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Animals ; Swine ; Anti-Infective Agents, Local/toxicity ; Decontamination/methods ; Canada ; Skin ; Hemostatics ; Burns |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Infective Agents, Local ; Hemostatics |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-13 |
Publishing country | Netherlands |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 433788-8 |
ISSN | 1879-3169 ; 0378-4274 |
ISSN (online) | 1879-3169 |
ISSN | 0378-4274 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.02.014 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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