Patients in the emergency department were relocated after multiple nurses reported feeling nauseous on Wednesday morning.
abc.net.au/news/nsw-liverpool-hospital-nurses-emergency-department/102705888Four nurses have been treated at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney's south-west after inhaling gas in the emergency department.Fire and Rescue NSW responded to Liverpool Hospital after nurses reported feeling nauseousZone Commander Greg Wright said it was a reminder for businesses to have an emergency plan
The hospital enacted its emergency response plan after multiple reports of nurses feeling unwell just before 6am on Wednesday.Zone Commander for Metropolitan South 3 Greg Wright this morning confirmed it was a gas the nurses had inhaled. He said the gas was only in a "small part of the hospital" where patients are triaged when they arrive in ambulances.Zone Commander Greg Wright said the gas hospitalised four nurses.
A hazmat unit checked for potential gas leaks while looking for the source of the gas, initially thought to have come from an air conditioning unit. "We've identified it came from a couple of basins ... it probably is some sewerage gas," Zone Commander Wright said.Fire and Rescue will also partner with police and ambulance services to reopen the ambulance bays."It's a timely reminder that businesses should have an emergency plan and know what to do in case of these sort of situations," Zone Commander Wright said.
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