Toxicological aspects of preparedness and aftercare for chemical-incidents

Toxicology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-248

  Schwenk, Michael ^a,b   Kluge, Stefan ^a   Jaroni, Hanswerner ^a  

^a Landesgesundheitsamt Baden W   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare; Emergency planning; Preparedness; Stockpiling; Toxic agent

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOPHENOL; ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANTISERUM; ANTITOXIN; ATROPINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHELATING AGENT; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; NALOXONE; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PRALIDOXIME; SEDATIVE AGENT; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; SUCCIMER; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TOXIN; VACCINE;

ACCIDENT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG STORAGE; EMERGENCY; FIRST AID; GLOVE; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; INTOXICATION; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POISON CENTER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHOE; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ANTIDOTES; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POISONING; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK;

EID: 26044466037     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.06.016     Document Type: Article

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