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I have been asked to post the information about Poison Oak again.
It was brought to my attention, I posted some old information....oops....sorry.
Below is the most current safety message we have.
Treatment for Poison Oak
Specific treatment for Poison Oak will be determined by a physician based on:
Your Age
Overall Health and Medical History
Extent of the Condition
Your Tolerance to Certain Medications, Procedures, or Therapies
Expectations for the Course of the Condition
Making sure you avoid the plant is the best treatment.
If contact with the plant has already occurred, you should remove the oils from the skin as soon as possible.
Cleansing with “Tecnu” or "ZANFEL" within six hours after the initial exposure has proven to be effective.
If repeated exposure occurs, repeated cleansing is needed.
**WASH DAILY ** COLD WATER!! ** WASH DAILY **
Wash ALL clothes and shoes.
(Regular laundry soap works – NOT Tecnu)
Wash ALL equipment and inside vehicles with any degreasing type cleanser.
(BLEACH does NOT remove the oils)
If the blisters or rash are on the face, on the genitals, or ALL over the body, a physician should be notified.
Topical treatments may be used.
"ZANFEL" appears to be the best over the counter treatment available at this time.
After a medical history and physical examination,
A physician MAY prescribe a steroid cream, oral steroids, or steroid injection to help with the swelling and itching, depending on the severity of the rash.
Steroids may help, but should be administered
within 24 hours of the onset of the rash.
After 48 hours, topical steroids have proven to be safer and more effective.
Steroids DO NOT prevent Poison Oak.
Steroids DO NOT cure Poison Oak.
For a short period of time after steroid therapy, you may become significantly more sensitive to Poison Oak. You may have a more serious reaction.
Even safer alternatives are available.
Products such as "ZANFEL" and other OTC products can be used to treat Poison Oak rash.
ZANFEL has proven to be very effective and may be used any where on the body or face, therefore, is the safest treatment available to fire fighters.
INCIDENT MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Mobile Disaster Clinic Specialists
COPYRIGHT 2007 FRONTLINE MEDICAL
Have a great day.
Dj
Ps. Toaka says...."More Poison Oak? You sure I can't eat it?"
1 comment:
Great information but using Zanfel within 8 hours after exposure to get the urushiol off your body would cost $80 or $90 bucks each time if you washed your whole body--like a person should. I've used Tecnu for 15 years and it works great and cost a few dollars to do your whole body. They also have Tecnu Extreme that's gritty like Zanfel and also costs just a few dollars. Zee Medical also has something called Cleanse-away that is awesome and it only cost a few dollars per application.
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