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Training for Chemical Emergencies

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

• Video Webcast: "Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness"
  Will provide training to clinicians & health officials on accurately recognizing, reporting, & managing victims of a covert chemical-associated event such as the intentional contamination & subsequent distribution of food.
• Video Webcast: "Grand Round Series: Assessing Chemical Exposure: A Different Approach"
  Provides instruction on identification of chemical agents & mechanisms of potential chemical weapons. (NOTE: Videotapes of this webcast can be ordered from the Public Health Foundation.)
• Video Webcast: "Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure"
  This webcast aims to increase the likelihood that health-care providers will recognize a chemical-release–related illness & that public health authorities will implement the appropriate emergency response & public health actions. (NOTE: Videotapes & CD-ROMs of this webcast can be ordered from the Public Health Foundation.)
• Video Webcast: "Recognition, Management & Surveillance of Ricin-Associated Illness"
  Information for clinicians & public health officials on recognition, management, & disposition of patients; & identification of epidemiologic clues possibly associated with a covert ricin release. (NOTE: CD-ROMs of this webcast can be ordered from the Public Health Foundation.)

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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
• More Surveillance…