Hospital preparedness for hazardous materials incidents and treatment of contaminated patients

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 387-391

  Burgess, Jefferey L ^a,b,c   Blackmon, Griffith M ^a   Brodkin, C Andrew ^a   Robertson, William O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Washington Poison Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIRST AID; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031407905     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Hazardous Substances Emergency Event Surveillance System. Olympia (Wash): Washington State Dept of Health, Office of Toxic Substances
2. Standard for professional competencies for EMS personnel responding to hazardous materials incidents. Quincy (Mass): National Fire Protection Association; 1992, NFPA 473
3. Comprehensive accreditation manual for hospitals. Oakbrook Terrace (III): Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; 1996
4. 29 CFR Pt 1910.120. Washington (DC): Government Printing Office; 1995
5. Lambert B. HAZ-MAT incident at Good Sam: Puyallup scare: awareness of HAZ-MAT protocol needed. Wash/Am Coll Emerg Physicians Rep, Fall 1996
6. Guide to the health care field: 1996-97 edition. Chicago (III) American Hospital Association; 1996, pp A446-A452
7. Famigheti R, ed. The world almanac and book of facts 1996. Mahwah (NJ): Funk & Wagnalls Corp; 1995
8. Aghababian R, Lewis CP, Gans L, Curley FJ. Disasters within hospitals. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 13:771-777
9. Fong F, Schrader DC. Radiation disasters and emergency department preparedness. Emerg Med Clin North Am 1996; 14:349-370
10. Levitin HW, Siegelson HJ. Hazardous materials: disaster medical planning and response. Emerg Med Clin North Am 1996; 14:327-348
11. Klein JS, Weigelt JA. Disaster management: lessons learned. Surg Clin North Am 1991; 71:257-266
12. Cox RD. Decontamination and management of hazardous materials exposure victims in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 23:761-770
13. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Managing hazardous materials incidents, Vol 2: hospital emergency departments: a planning guide for the management of contaminated patients. Atlanta (Ga): Dept of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service; 1991
14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC recommendations for civilian communities near chemical weapons depots: guidelines for medical preparedness. Federal Register 1995; 60:33308