Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES W/SORE THROAT/COUGHING. SKIN: IRRITATION/REDNESS. BROKEN
SKIN/ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE URTICARIAL RASH/EDEMA/ADENITIS/JOINT
PAIN/HIGH FEVER/PROSTRATION. ANAPHYLA CTIC SHOCK. EYE:
IRRITATION/REDNESS/PAIN. INGESTION: PAIN/BURNS OF MOUTH/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/CRAMPS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: SENSITIZATION W/URTICARIAL RASHES, EDEMA,
ADENITIS, JOINT PAINS, HIGH FEVER, PROSTRATION. ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
IS POSSIBLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:FREGNANT WOMEN & NURSING MOTHERS
MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE WHEN ADMINISTERED
MICROLITE RECONSTITUTED W/TECHNETIUM TC-99M ELUATE. SENSITIVITY
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT. RINSE AFFECTED AREAS W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL NO
EVIDENCE OF CH EMICAL REMAINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. IF VOMITING OCCURS PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, OR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:REMOVE UNDAMAGED CONTAINERS OUT OF FIRE ZONE
IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. RESTRICT ACCESS TO SPILL AREA TO
ESSENTIAL CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL. IF RECONSTITUTED W/TECHNETIUM TC-99M,
FOLLOW SPILL CONTROL & WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR RADIOACTIVE
SPILLS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHALATION OF LYOPHILIZED POWDER
OR CONTACT W/EYES OR SKIN.
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL CLINICAL USE. WHERE
OPERATING PARAMETERS, QUANTITY OF MATERIAL, & CONDITIONS OF USE
REQUIRE, PROPER USE OF NIOSH & MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: FOR OPERATIONS PRESENTING RISK OF AIRBORNE
CONTAMINATION THROUGH EVAPORATION/FLAKING/DUSTING/AEROSOL.
Protective Gloves:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:RECOMMENDED
Work Hygienic Practices:MAINTAIN PROPER CONTAMINATION CONTROL OVER
EQUIPMENT & WORK AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MICROLITE, WHEN RECONSTITUTED W/TECHNETIUM TC-99M ELUATE, BECOMES A
RADIOPHARMACEUTIAL SUITABLE FOR INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION BY A
QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN. IN NORMAL CLINICAL SETTING, NATURE OF PRODUCT,
DESIGNATED USE & QUANTITY OF CHEMICAL ARE GENERALLY NOT SUFFICIENT
TO PRESENT SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL/TOXICOLOGICAL HAZARD.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS.
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