Ricin: Other Resources for Clinicians
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Overviews
- Facts about Ricin
- Emergency Response Card: RICIN
- Chemical Agents: Facts about Evacuation
- Questions and Answers about Ricin
- Fact Sheet: Laboratory Testing for Ricin in Environmental Samples
- Case Definition Ricin or Abrin Ingestion
- Case Definition Ricin or Abrin Inhalation
- Toxic Syndrome Description: Ricin or Abrin Poisoning
- Predicting Casualty Severity Hospital Capacity: Predicting Triage Severity
- Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor
- Mass Trauma: Additional Resources
- ToxFAQs™ for Nerve Agents
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents
Translation in Spanish
See Also
- MMWR: Investigation of a Ricin-Containing Envelope at a Postal Facility—South Carolina , 2003
- For more information on Triage
- Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and Other Databases. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-103 October 2003. 1-800-35-NIOSH. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/ , Telephone: 866-512-1800.
- ATSDR Tox Profiles CD-Rom 2003™ DHHS ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Order through the ATSDR Toll-Free Number 888-42-ATSDR (888-422-8737) or e-mail atsdric@cdc.gov
- OSHA Technical Manual, Section VII, Chapter 1: Chemical Protective Clothing
- Medical Aspects of Chemical & Biological Warfare
- CDC's Laboratory Response to Suspicious Substances
- Facts about the Laboratory Response Network
- Managing Hazardous Materials and Incidents (3-volume guide and companion videos for the management of chemically contaminated patients). Volume I Emergency Medical Services. Volume II Hospital Emergency Departments. Volume III. Medical Management Guidelines.
- MMWR: Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent
- Information from U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command about responding to chemical attacks
- Information from U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense about responding to chemical attacks
- SBCCOM Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination during a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident (Jan 2000).
- SBCCOM Guidelines for Cold Weather Mass Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident (Jan 2002)
- Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties from the American Hospital Association
- Coping With a Traumatic Event: Information for Health Professionals
- Self-Care Tips for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers
Numbers to Call and E-mail Inquiries:
- Regional Poison Control Center : 800-222-1222
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinician Information Line: 877-554-4625
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Preparedness and Response Web site
- E-mail inquiries:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): 888-422-8737
- CDC Public Response Hotline: 888-246-2675
- CDC Public Response Hotline Spanish/Español: 888-246-2857
- TTY: (866) 874-2646
- Mail inquiries:
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- Page last reviewed February 29, 2008
- Page last updated April 17, 2006
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