decontamination; emergency medical services (EMS); funding; mass terrorism; mass terrorism chemicalweapons attack (MTCWA); personal protective equipment; response; training
Indexed keywords
ARTICLE;
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE;
CHEMICAL WARFARE;
CLASSIFICATION;
DISASTER;
DISASTER MEDICINE;
DISASTER PLANNING;
EDUCATION;
EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE;
EXPLOSION;
HEALTH CARE QUALITY;
HUMAN;
METHODOLOGY;
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;
RADIOACTIVE WASTE;
RESCUE PERSONNEL;
STANDARD;
TEACHING;
TERRORISM;
UNITED STATES;
BIOTERRORISM;
CHEMICAL TERRORISM;
DISASTER MEDICINE;
DISASTER PLANNING;
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS;
EXPLOSIONS;
HUMANS;
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS;
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;
PATIENT SIMULATION;
PROGRAM EVALUATION;
PROTECTIVE DEVICES;
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;
RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT;
RESCUE WORK;
TERRORISM;
UNITED STATES;
US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Available at Accessed 07 July 2006. Data from other sources indicate that this may be a gross underestimate. Available at http:// info.jems.com/jems/ 2004resources/guidel. html. Accessed 04 October 2006
US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational outlook handbook, emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Available at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocosl01.htm. Accessed 07 July 2006. Data from other sources indicate that this may be a gross underestimate. Available at http://info.jems.com/jems/2004resources/guidel.html. Accessed 04 October 2006.
Responder Disciplines: Emergency Medical Services. Department of Homeland Security, Center for Domestic Preparedness. Available at Accessed 06 July 2006
Responder Disciplines: Emergency Medical Services. Department of Homeland Security, Center for Domestic Preparedness. Available at http://cdp.dhs.gov/ responders-ems.html. Accessed 06 July 2006.
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US Department of Justice, Office of Domestic Preparedness Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
US Department of Justice, Office of Domestic Preparedness: Emergency responder guidelines. Available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/ EmergencyRespGuidelinesRevB.pdf. Accessed 07 July 2006.
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1910.120 App B. Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): OSHA General description and discussion of the levels of protection and protective gear.-1910.120 App B. Available at http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/ owadisp.show-document?p-table=STAN DARDS&p-id=9767. Accessed 07 July 2006.
Army Soldier Biological Chemical Commands Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorism Chemical Agent Incident. Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
Army Soldier Biological Chemical Commands Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorism Chemical Agent Incident. Available at http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/security/SecurityInitiatives/rbp20/ l%20-%20Management%20and%20Accountability/3A%20-%20Integrated%20System/ Additional/SBCCOM-Guidelines-for-Mass-Casualty-Decon.pdf Accessed 07 July 2006.
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New York State Department of Health: Chemical Terrorism Response Card. Available at Accessed 07 July 2007
New York State Department of Health: Chemical Terrorism Response Card. Available at http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/chemical-terrorism/ docs/chemical.pdf. Accessed 07 July 2007.
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Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
De Lorenzo R: Cyanide: The deadly terror weapon that every EMS provider must know about. Available at http://www.jems.com/terrorismwmdresponse/ articles/13127/. Accessed 07 July 2006.
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Available at Accessed 06 July 2006
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research: Emergency medical services, development of models for emergency preparedness: Personal protective equipment, decontamination, isolation/quarantine, and laboratory capacity. Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/research/devmodels/devmodel2.htm. Accessed 06 July 2006.
There is no cold zone: The hazardous materials zone model and mass terrorism chemical weapon events
Phelps S: There is no cold zone: The hazardous materials zone model and mass terrorism chemical weapon events. Journal of Emergency Management 2006;52-56.
OSHA: OSHA best practices for hospital-based first receivers of victims from mass casualty incidents involving the release of hazardous substances. Available at http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/bestpractices/html/hospital- firstreceivers. html#appa2132.Accessed 07 July 2006.
Office of Domestic Preparedness Unnamed city. Reports are available from the secure lessons learned information shared web site. Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
Office of Domestic Preparedness: Domestic Preparedness Exercise Series Report #10, page 14, Unnamed city. Reports are available from the secure lessons learned information shared web site. Available at httpsV/www.llis.dhs.gov. Accessed 07 July 2006.
FDNY 2004 Strategic Plan, Enhanced Health & Safety of FDNY Members, Available at http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/pr/2004/strategic- plan/goal-2.pdf. Accessed 07 July 2006.
Smithson A: Ataxia: The chemical and biological terrorism threat and the US response. Available at: http://www.stimson.org/cbw/pubs.cfm?id=12. Accessed 07 July 2006.
Gilmore Commission Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
Gilmore Commission: Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. Available at http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel/. Accessed 07 July 2006.
New York University Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response Available at Accessed 07 July 2006
New York University Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response: Emergency medical services: The forgotten first responders. Available at http://www.nyu.edu/ccpr/NYUEMSreport.pdf. Accessed 07 July 2006
Kocieniewski D: Facing the city, potential targets rely on a patchwork of security. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/09/nyregion/09homeland. html?ex=12732912008cen=b3a933ec6ddf6c89&ei=5089. Accessed 06 July 2006.
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services Available at Accessed 06 July 2006
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services: Guidelines for the use of nerve agent antidote kits MARK-1 Kits by emergency medical services providers. Available at http://www.state.nj. us/health/ems/documents/convention/h-marklpolicy.p df. Accessed 06 July 2006.
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Available at: Accessed 06 July 2006
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: Survey of emergency medical services (use of Epi-pen). Available at: http://www.foodallergy.org/ems.html. Accessed 06 July 2006.
Meridian Medical Technologies: Mark I™, Nerve Agent Antidote Kit (NAAK). Available at Accessed 06 July 2006
Meridian Medical Technologies: Mark I™, Nerve Agent Antidote Kit (NAAK). Available at: http://www.meridianmeds.com/homeland.html. Accessed 06 July 2006.
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Pediatric Expert Advisory Panel Addressing Terrorism, Disaster, and Public Health Emergency Available at Accessed 06 July 2006
Pediatric Expert Advisory Panel Addressing Terrorism, Disaster, and Public Health Emergency: Atropine use in children after nerve agent exposure. Available at http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/files/ AtropineAutoInjectorVlNl.pdf Accessed 06 July 2006.
