MCN Pesticide Exposure Clinical Guidelines and Assessment Form
Year Developed: 2013
Resource Type: Template.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff
Language(s): English and Spanish
Developed by: Migrant Clinicians Network (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Template guidelines and form to assist clinicians in the recognition and management of acute pesticide exposures.
Resource Details: The pesticide guidelines were adapted from guidelines developed by Dr. Dennis H. Penzell, a former medical director of a Community and Migrant Health Center with experience in large-scale pesticide exposure incidents. The Acute Pesticide Exposure Form was adapted from the data collection on an acute pesticide exposed patient tool developed by Matthew C. Keifer, MD, MPH, Director of the National Farm Medicine Center, appearing in the EPA's Recognition and Management of Pesticide Exposures, 6th Edition, EPA 2013. These resources were developed with guidance from MCN's Environmental and Occupational Health Advisory Committee - a panel of healthcare professionals and researchers with expertise in pesticides and migrant health.
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations
Keywords: Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.