Developing best practice response to carbon monoxide incidents: A toolkit for health protection frontline staff

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-156

  Mandal, S ^a   Ruggles, R ^a   Leonardi, G ^a   Goodfellow, F ^a   Bradley, N ^a   Murray, V ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Emergency response; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MODELING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952532832     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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