Management of Hazardous Material Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Author | : Stephen W. Borron |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2014-12-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780323354554 |
ISBN-13 | : 0323354556 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Drs. Stephen Borron and Ziad Kazzi focuses on emergencies arising from contact with Hazardous Materials. Article topics include: Selected classes and examples of dangerous industrial chemicals, weapons of mass destruction, and their syndromic identification; Hospital preparedness for chemical and radiological disasters; Personnel protection and decontamination of adults and children; Resources for toxicological information and assistance; Asphyxiants; Corrosives and irritants; Organophosphates and carbamates; Intentional and unintentional food, drug, and water contamination, and more!