Managing mass casualties and decontamination

Environment International

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-45

  Chilcott, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBRN; Decontamination; Disrobing; Evacuation; Hazardous materials; Health surveillance; Medical countermeasures; Toxic industrial chemicals (TICs); Triage; Zoning

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; DECONTAMINATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZONING;

CBRN; DISROBING; EVACUATION; HEALTH SURVEILLANCES; MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES; TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; TRIAGE;

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ALERTNESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISROBING; EMERGENCY SHELTER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TRAINING; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; CBRN; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVACUATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; STANDARD; TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (TICS); WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZONING;

CBRN; DECONTAMINATION; DISROBING; EVACUATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES; TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (TICS); TRIAGE; ZONING;

BIOHAZARD RELEASE; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 84907661234     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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