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1978 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Laboratory First-aid

Authors : John G. Ellis, Norman J. Riches

Published in: Safety and Laboratory Practice

Publisher: Macmillan Education UK

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Although laboratories are potentially dangerous places, the records of accidents that occur show that the number of serious injuries is relatively low. In schools, the gymnasium and workshops have more accidents, and more injuries occur in corridors than in laboratories. However, science technicians are often called on to give assistance and, considering the hazards in laboratories, they should obviously be capable of dealing with the more likely incidents.

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Title
Laboratory First-aid
Authors
John G. Ellis
Norman J. Riches
Copyright Year
1978
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03606-6_1