Autoclaves; Birthing Beds; Blood Drawing Chairs; C-Arms; Capnography Monitors - EtCO2; Cautery Units; Defibrillators; Diagnostic Equipment; DRE Brand; EKG Machines; Electrosurgical Units; Endoscopy Equipment; Endoscopy Tower / Rack; ENT Microscopes; ENT Workstations; Exam Lights; Exam Tables; Fetal Dopplers; Fetal Monitors; Fluoroscopy / C-Arm Tables; High Frequency Desiccators
Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) make up the balance. DDE and DDD are the major metabolites and environmental breakdown products. The term total DDT is often used to refer to the sum of all DDT related compounds (p,p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, DDE, and DDD) in a sample.
Health-care workers may be exposed to other substances harmful to a developing baby, such as chemotherapy drugs, x-rays, organic mercury and other chemicals, as well as many viruses and bacteria. Teachers and childcare providers who are constantly exposed to many viruses and bacteria may also be at risk.