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1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
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MATERIAL NAME: ENFLURANE, USP
LIST NUMBER: 9406
MANUFACTURER: HOSPITAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
ABBOTT PARK, ILLINOIS 60064
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-847-937-7970
CHEMTREC TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-424-9300
2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
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INGREDIENT NAME: ENFLURANE *
CAS/RTECS NUMBERS: 13838-16-9/KN6800000
OSHA-PEL 8HR TWA: N/L
STEL: N/L
CEILING: N/L
ACGIH-TLV 8HR TWA: 75 PPM (566 MG/M3)
STEL: N/L
CEILING: N/L
OTHER 8HR TWA: 75 PPM (566 MG/M3) [ABBOTT LABORATORIES]
LIMITS STEL: N/A
CEILING: N/A
* HAZARDOUS PER OSHA CRITERIA
3. HAZARDS INFORMATION
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EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: THIS MATERIAL IS USED TO PRODUCE ANESTHESIA. IT IS
AN EYE IRRITANT AND CAN CAUSE LIVER INJURY UNDER EXAGGERATED
EXPOSURE CONDITIONS. TARGET ORGANS INCLUDE THE CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY: SKIN: N/D
INHALATION: YES
INGESTION: NO
INGESTION RATING: NONE
SKIN ABSORPTION RATING: N/D
INHALATION RATING: NONE
CORROSIVENESS RATING: N/D
SKIN CONTACT RATING: N/D
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3. HAZARDS INFORMATION, CONTINUED
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SKIN SENSITIZATION RATING: N/D
EYE CONTACT RATING: IRRITANT
TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EYES, LIVER, CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, AND POSSIBLY REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM.
CARCINOGENICITY RATING: NTP: N/L IARC: N/L OSHA: N/L
ACGIH: N/L
NONE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: N/D. IN CLINICAL USE, ENFLURANE PRODUCES
ANESTHESIA THAT CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY HYPERTHERMIA, MUSCLE
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