Thankyou all for your responses. Here's some feedback as many approached me
individually.
Yes to all who mentioned the latex issue. We contacted Laerdal. They assured
us that there was no latex in the manikin face masks.
Someone mentioned that it occurs in one in ten cases, but felt that it may
not be an allergic reaction but an irritation to the mucous membranes. Not
sure about this thought as the numbness extended to aroung the nose area.
Someone else mentioned that they had had similiar episodes, are continuing
to use the wipes but are spraying the face masks with water in a spray and
leaving them to dry.
Someone suggested that it may be due to the pressure of the lips on the
dummy having experienced it themselves on a human (when doing CPR).
We have asked for patch test referral and await the result.
What has been interesting is the number of people who have said they have
had similiar problems but when I spoke to Laerdal, they said this was the
first case they had heard of.
Should we be reporting this somewhere ?
Amanda
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