TY  - JOUR
T1  - Adhesive tape remover pads: A risk to the newborn?
AU  - LACOUTURE PG, LESKO SM, HASSEN L, RINGER S, EPSTEIN MF, MITCHELL AA
Y1  - 1989/12/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150240013003
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 1391
EP  - 1391
VL  - 143
IS  - 12
N2  - To the Editor.—1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCE), also known as methyl chloroform, is a solvent used to remove grease, oil, or wax from metal surfaces. Disposable gauze pads saturated with TCE have found wide acceptance in hospitals as an adhesive tape remover. In the newborn intensive care unit, these pads are used to remove tape from intravenous sites and from around the nose and mouth when nasal cannulae and endotracheal tubes are removed. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane is rapidly absorbed through the lungs, and its clinical effects are related to its concentration in the air.1,2 1,1,1-Trichloroethane levels of 160 ppm have been measured in incubator air following the use of adhesive tape remover pads on an infant mannequin.3 The situation exists, therefore, where appreciable quantities might be inhaled by very small infants. This possibility is enhanced if TCE is applied close to the nares. Furthermore, although TCE absorption through the skin has been
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150240013003
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150240013003
ER  -