Secondary contamination of medical personnel, equipment, and facilities resulting from hazardous materials events, 2003-2006

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-113

  Kevin Horton, D ^a   Orr, Maureen ^a   Tsongas, Theodora ^b   Leiker, Richard ^b   Kapil, Vikas ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemically contaminated victims; Hazardous materials events; Medical personnel; Secondary contamination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESCUE WORK; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESCUE WORK; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69549105477     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e318166861c     Document Type: Article

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