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Laboratory Information for Chemical Emergencies

NOTE: the following is a list of lab resources related specifically to chemical emergencies. For other lab resources, please see the Emergency Preparedness and Response: Laboratory Information page.

• Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Specimen Collection (CT Collection Guidelines Version 11.06)
  This is a one-page document containing directions and visual representations for use in collecting blood and urine specimens from potentially exposed individuals.
• MMWR: Public Health Contacts for Lab Testing To Confirm Exposure During a Potential or Known Chemical Terrorism Event
  MMWR 14 Jan 2005;54(RR01):25.
• Updated! Mar 18
  Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected From People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents (112 KB/7 pages) (CSH Guidelines Version 10.07)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents"
  
• Updated! May 08
  Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event (643 KB/1 page) (CT Blood Shipping Pictorial Version 5.08)
  This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping blood specimens to CDC.
• Updated! Mar 08
  Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest (69 KB/2 pages)
• Updated! May 08
  Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event (484 KB/2 pages) (CT Urine Shipping Pictorial Version 5.08)
  This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping urine specimens to CDC.
• Updated! Mar 08
  Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest (15 KB/2 pages)
• CDC's Lab Response to Suspicious Substances
  Explains how federal, state, & local agencies respond to threatening letters & how labs play a role in detection & response.
• CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
  Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism.

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Related Resources

• Sheltering in Place in a Chemical Emergency
• Evacuation
• Personal Cleaning & Disposal of Contaminated Clothes

• Communication Resources:

• Communicating in the First Hours: Chemical Agents: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event

• Training:

• Webcast: Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness
• More Training…

• Lab Info:

• Contacts for Lab Testing in Chemical Terrorism Events
• Facts About the Laboratory Response Network
• More Lab Info…

• Preparation & Planning:

• Response Guide for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health Directors
• More Preparation & Planning…

• First Responder Info:

• Emergency Response Cards
• More First Responder Info…

• Surveillance:

• Case Definitions
• Toxic Syndrome Descriptions
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