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Nurses have an obligation to provide the best possible care for their patients. In order to do that, they must be informed. With the nation facing increased threats of bioterrorism, RNs must be knowledgeable and prepared to provide prompt, quality care to patients and help prevent further contamination or exposure to disease.

Get accurate information about hazardous agents: how to appropriately decontaminate, treat and provide follow-up care to exposed persons while taking measures to protect yourself.

Managing Hazardous Material Incidents - From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

The MHMI series is a three volume set (with a video) comprised of recommendations for on-scene (prehospital), and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incident. It was developed to provide emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and hospital emergency departments (EDs) with the necessary guidance to plan for, and improve their ability to respond to incidents that involve human exposure to hazardous materials. The guidelines inform emergency personnel how to appropriately decontaminate, treat, and recommend follow-up care to exposed persons, as well as take measures to protect themselves. Medical management guidelines are provided for military chemicals, including blister agents, nerve agents and unidentified chemicals.

Volume I - Emergency Medical Services
Volume 2- Hospital Emergency Departments
Volume 3- Medical Management Guidelines

Guidelines on Bioterrorism - From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.guideline.gov

Visit this website to find guidelines to help health care professionals in diagnosis and treatment of disease brought on by bioterrorism. Anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox and tularemia are discussed.

Recognition Management of Anthrax - An Update - From the Metropolitan Medical Response System
www.mmrs.hhs.gov

This website summarizes reported anthrax cases following September 11 and provides clinical features of the various forms of anthrax in order to help with diagnosis of the disease.

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