Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3237508 | Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | 2007 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
An accident or a deliberate terrorism attack releasing hazardous chemicals will create chaos, confusion, and seeming unpredictability that complicates the emergency response. Clinicians are challenged to urgently treat patients needing care, even before a chemical is confirmed. Emergency response planning that focuses on preparing for predictable challenges to the health care system and applies basic toxicologic principles to clinical decision-making can bring a sense of order to the chaos and provide medical care that will be best for the most victims of an incident.
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Authors
Mark A. Kirk, Michael L. Deaton,