Poison Centers as Information Resources for Volunteer EMS in a Suspected Chemical Exposure

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-403

  Martin Gill, Christian ^a   Baer, Alexander B ^b   Holstege, Christopher P ^b   Eldridge, David L ^b   Pines, Jesse M ^c   Kirk, Mark A ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical exposure; emergency medical services; information resources; poison center

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CHEMICAL AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL TERRORISM; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34248179547     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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