Citation
(2002), "Hazardous materials/disaster medicine", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 11 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2002.07311cag.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Hazardous materials/disaster medicine
US Centres for Disease Control (CDC)www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html
The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has placed its "Managing Hazardous Material Incidents" series on the Web. The series comprises three volumes:
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Volume I – Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients
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Volume II – Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients
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Volume III – Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures
A training video for volumes I and II, Community Challenge: Hazardous Materials Response and the Emergency Medical System, is also available.