Emergency department response to terrorism.

Emergency department personnel have distinct responsibilities: to promptly identify patients who have been victims of terrorism; to preserve associated forensic evidence; and to concurrently safeguard other patients, personnel, and the community. Knowledge of the agents used as terrorist weapons as...

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Publicado en:Topics in Emergency Medicine Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 50 - 78
Autores principales: Sullivan MK, Donnelly B
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jan-Mar2005
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          Emergency Care
          Forensic Nursing
          Terrorism
          Anthrax
          Biological Warfare
          Chemical Warfare Agents
          Decontamination, Hazardous Materials
          Evidence, Legal
          Hazardous Materials
          Information Resources
          Privacy and Confidentiality
          Radiation
          Respiratory Protective Devices
      ab: Emergency department personnel have distinct responsibilities: to promptly identify patients who have been victims of terrorism; to preserve associated forensic evidence; and to concurrently safeguard other patients, personnel, and the community. Knowledge of the agents used as terrorist weapons as well as proper handling of each is vital for all of these processes. Emphasis of this article will be on the role of forensic nurses and other healthcare clinicians in regard to the identification, collection, and preservation of evidentiary materials that will assist authorities in analyzing the terrorist event, and hopefully determining the identity of the perpetrators or preventing another attack.
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