Chemical Preparedness Resources
From DSHS:
- Web-Based DSHS CHEMPACK Training
CHEMPACK is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program that places caches of nerve agent antidotes in communities throughout the nation. This web-based training provides a broad overview of the CHEMPACK program and a look at the role these free assets can play in a public health emergency.
From the CDC:
General Resources:
Chemical Agents
Blister Agents
From the CDC:
- Nitrogen Mustard
Facts About Nitrogen Mustard, Toxic Syndrome Description: Vesicant/Blister Agent Poisoning, HN1 Nitrogen Mustard Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, HN2 Nitrogen Mustard Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, HN3 Nitrogen Mustard Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
- Lewisite
Facts About Lewisite, Vesicant/Blister Agent Poisoning, Emergency Response Card Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs, and Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
- Sulfur Mustard (Mustard Gas)
Facts About Sulfur Mustard, Toxic Syndrome Description, Vesicant/Blister Agent Poisoning, Emergency Response Card Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs: Mustard Gas, Toxicology FAQs: Sulfur Mustard, Toxicological Profile: Mustard Gas, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG), Sulfur Mustard.
- Phosgene Oxime
Facts About Phosgene Oxime, Toxic Syndrome Description: Vesicant/Blister Agent Poisoning, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
Blood Agents
From the CDC:
- Arsine
Medical Management Guidelines (MMG), Facts About Arsine, Case Definition: Arsine or Stibine Poisoning, Toxic Syndrome Description: Arsine or Stibine Poisoning
- Cyanide
Facts About Cyanide, Cyanogen Chloride Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders. Hydrogen Cyanide Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Potassium Cyanide Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Sodium Cyanide Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Toxicological Profile, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG): Hydrogen Cyanide.
Caustics
From the CDC:
Choking Lung Pulmonary Agents
From the CDC:
- Ammonia
Toxicological Profile; Toxicology FAQs; and Toxicology FAQs.
- Bromine
Facts About Bromine, Case Definition: Bromine Poisoning.
- Chlorine
Facts About Chlorine, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
- Osmium Tetroxide
NIOSH Pocket Safety Guide to Chemical Hazards on Osmium Tetroxide, International Chemical Safety Cards on Osmium Tetroxide, Osmium Tetorixide Resources from the National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- Phosgene
Facts About Phosgene, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
- Phosphine
Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
- Phosphorus, Elemental, White or Yellow
Toxicology FAQs, Toxicological Profile.
Long Acting Anticoagulants
From the CDC:
Metals
From the CDC:
- Arsenic
Toxicology FAQs, Toxicological Profile, Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Arsenic Toxicity.
- Mercury
Toxicology FAQs and Toxicological Profile.
- Thallium
Toxicology FAQs and Toxicology FAQs.
Nerve Agents
From the CDC:
- Sarin (GB)
Facts About Sarin, Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG): Nerve Agents.
- Soman (GD)
Facts About Soman, Facts About Soman, Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents, Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents.
- Tabun (GA)
Facts About Tabun , Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents, and Medical Management Guidelines (MMG): Nerve Agents.
- VX
Facts About VX, Emergency Response Card: Information for First Responders, Toxicology FAQs: Nerve Agents, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG): Nerve Agents.
Organic Solvents
From the CDC:
- Benzene
Toxicological Profile, Toxicology FAQs, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG), and Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Benzene Toxicity.
Riot Control Agents
From the CDC:
- Riot Control Agents
Facts About Riot Control Agents, Case Definition: Riot Control Agent Poisoning, Toxic Syndrome Description: Riot Control Agent Poisoning.
Toxic Alcohols
From the CDC:
- Ethylene Glycol
Toxicology FAQs, Toxicological Profile, Medical Management Guidelines (MMG).
Toxins
- Abrin
Facts About Abrin, Case Definition: Ricin or Abrin Inhalation, Case Definition: Ricin or Abrin Ingestion, Toxic Syndrome Description: Ricin or Abrin Poisoning, Toxic Syndrome Description: Ricin or Abrin Poisoning. From the CDC.
- Fact Sheet – Ricin
Agent Information; Reporting Requirements for Disease; Infection Control; Incubation Period; Signs/Symptoms; Diagnosis; Vaccines; and Prophylaxis.
- Ricin
Information for Clinicians; Laboratory Information; and Information for First Responders. From the CDC.
- Ricin Emergency Response Card
Acute Hazards/Clinical Signs/Symptoms; Prevention/Personal Protective Equirpment; First Aid. From NIOSH.
- Ricin Fact Sheet
What it is; How it is produced; Historical significance; How it is delivered; What it does; and Signs and Symptoms.From the Federation of American Scientists. (PDF file, 92 kb)
- Strychnine
From the CDC.
- Fact Sheet – Trichothecene Mycotoxin (T2)
Agent Information; Reporting Requirements for Disease; Infection Control; Incubation Period; Signs/Symptoms; Diagnosis; Vaccines; and Prophylaxis.
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