RESOURCES FOR CLINICIANS

Radiation Event Medical Management * New link *

UCSF Infection Control Department Exposure Response Guidelines: Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, Tularemia, Botulism, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever; photos.

UCSF Communicable Disease Prevention Program Infectious Disease Alerts

CA Department of Health Services Rapd Response Cards

SF Dept. of Public Health Alerts and updates; Threat recognition; Smallpox planning; Training materials; Pharmacy issues

Infectious Diseases Society of America Medical Summaries, Clinical Pathway(s), Web Resources

A Triage Algorighm for Inhalational Anthrax Annals of Internal Medicine, 9/2/03, Vol 139 # 5

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response, diseases and agents: anthrax, botulism, plaque, ricin, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers, viral encephalitis

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook Military Medical Operations Office Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (1st ed, Dec 1999):

Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Chemical Casualty Care Division (3rd ed, July 2000)

Considerations for Distinguishing Influenza-Like Illness from Inhalational Anthrax Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ChemQuik - University of California MSDS Management System

American Medical Association
Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response

Biologic casualties - treatment (U.S. Army Research Institute)

Bioterrorism Surveillance & Epidemioloogy Team Response State of California, Division of Communicable Disease Control (DCDC)

Bioterrorism, Disaster articles from Annals of Emergency Medicine

Chemical exposures - first response for ED providers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Managing Hazardous Material Incidents; Haz. Mat. reference & guidelines. Volume II: Hospital Emergency Departments Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Hazardous Substance Data Bank National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reporting a Communicable Disease or Condition SF Health Dept. Communicable Disease Control Unit

List of legally reportable conditions in California SF Department of Public Health

UCSF Manuals: Radiation Safety, Chemical Safety, Biological Safety, and more