Overview
People who work in agriculture are at risk for exposure to a variety of agricultural and chemical toxins, contributing to making farming one of the ten most dangerous occupations. This module explores the physiology and management of injury due to fermentation gases and several classes of agricultural chemicals.
Module Author
Eliza Lockwood, MD, FACMT
Dr. S. Eliza Lockwood is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist with a long-standing interest in global health. She completed a toxicology fellowship at NYU in 2006. She is employed as Medical Affairs Lead and Senior Science Fellow by Bayer Crop Science.
Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to explain the causes, clinical manifestations and management of injury caused by:
- Fermentation gases
- Insecticides
- Herbicides