Chemical Preparedness

Oregon Sentinel LRN - Chemical Preparedness

Response Protocols for Clinical Laboratories

• Oregon Public Health Lab: Clinical Response to a Public Exposure Event (pdf)
• Oregon CT Poster: CHEMICAL EMERGENCY Agents: HUMAN Specimen Collection Information (pdf)
  Thank you to Massachusetts Department of Public Health State Laboratory for poster design and content
• CDC Laboratory Response for Chemical Emergencies

Charts

• Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Specimen Collection (pdf)
• Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event (pdf)
• Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event (pdf)

Forms

• Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest (pdf)
• Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest (pdf)
• Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected From People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents 

Chemical Agents

• CDC list of Chemical Agents
  Alphabetized listing with descriptions
• Index of Chemical Names and Synonyms 
  CDC/NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• Chemical Warfare Agents
  Disaster Information Management Research Center publication on preparedness, emergency response and treatment; law and policy

Chemical Exposure Information

• Oregon Poison Center
  For medical consultations or emergency call 1-800-222-1222
• Managing Hazardous Material Incidents
  ATSDR 3 volumes for on scene and hospital medical management of patients
• Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazard Emergencies - Job Aid
  CDC step guide
• CHEMM: Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management
  For hospitals and first responders, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Chemical Emergencies
  U.S. Dept. of HHS Disaster Information Management Research Center; links for chemical warfare, toxnet, oil spills and more
• Pesticides
  U.S. EPA alphabetized list of pesticide topics
• Pesticide Emergency Resources
  National Pesticide Information Center
• OSHA Best Practices
  U.S. Dept. of Labor OSHA document: Best Practices for Hospital-based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances

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