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Health and safety concerns at B.C. hospitals are back in the spotlight after a nurse was sent home after accidentally inhaling a toxic substance in a washroom this past weekend.
The nurse was working at Vancouver General Hospital around lunchtime on Friday when she got sick.
A member of the public, who Global News is not naming due to security concerns, said they saw someone go into a bathroom and come out, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.
The witness said there was a haze in the bathroom and an “acrid smell” that seemed to last for about five minutes.
They said a nurse then went into the bathroom and came out visibly sick.
“What I’ve been able to confirm is that the member is OK, but definitely experienced some symptoms and side effects of the exposure, was assessed and was not able to complete their shift,” Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses Union, told Global …
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