SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
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1.4.4 Emergency Medical Treatment
An information card to aid treating a waterjet injury is included in the binder of
each manual. The card is shown below. Contact the address shown for
additional cards.
Medical Alert
“This person has been working with water jetting at pressures to
55,000 psi (374MPa, 3740 bar, 3867 Kg/cm
2
) with a jet velocity
of 3,000 fps (914 mps). Foreign material (sand) may have been
injected with water. Unusual infections with microaerophilic
organisms occurring at lower temperatures have been reported,
such as gram negative pathogens as are found in sewage.
Bacterial swabs and blood cultures may therefore be helpful.
This injury must be treated as an acute surgical emergency and
be evaluated by a qualified surgeon. Circulation may be
compromised, therefore, DO NOT APPLY HEAT TO
INJURED PART. For first aid: (1) Elevate injured part (2)
Antibiotics (3) Keep injured person NPO.”
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