53) Treatment of patients suffering from pulmonary agent exposure should focus on?

Treatment of patients suffering from pulmonary agent exposure should focus on:

- Supportive care:

- Monitor vital signs , including oxygen saturation

- Administer oxygen therapy if needed

- Treat bronchospasm with bronchodilators

- Provide eye irrigation and skin decontamination if necesseary

- Antidotes:

- Use specific antidote if known and available

- Evacuation:

- Remove patients from the contaminated area as soon as possible

- Decontamination:

- Remove contaminated clothing

- Wash exposed skin and mucous membranes thoroughly with soap and water

- Antibiotics:

- May consider empiric antibioitics if there is a risk of secondary bacterial infection , particularly in patients with severe pulmonary involvement

- Corticosteroids:

- May be beneficial in reducing inflammation in some case, but the evidence is limited

- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO):

- May be considered for patient with sever hypoxemia who do not respond to conventional treatment