The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has produced a three-volume series entitled Managing Hazardous Material Incidents. The series is designed to help emergency response and health care professionals plan for and respond to hazardous material emergencies. - Volume I Emergenc ... y Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients - Volume II Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients - Volume III Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures Volumes I and II are planning guides to assist first responders and hospital emergency department personnel in planning for incidents that involve hazardous materials. Volume III is a guide for health care professionals who treat persons who have been exposed to hazardous materials. more

This manual is to assist health care providers and laboratory scientists to diagnose mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer). The manual aims to achieve a better understanding of the clinical presentation and its diagnosis. The methods described are tailored to various levels of care and avail ... able resources to improve the diagnosis and surveillance of the disease. more

This manual describes methods for investigating clusters or outbreaks that may be of chemical origin and describes the importance of a structured, coordinated, collaborative multidisciplinary, multi-agency approach at local, regional, national and international levels.

The Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents. The MMGs are intended to aid healthcare professionals involv ... ed in emergency response to effectively decontaminate patients, protect themselves and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel, efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons. The Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures provide: - basic chemical and exposure information, - a summary of potential health effects, - prehospital management information, - emergency department management information, and - information for the patient. external homepage, accessed on 03/16/2018 more