A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere

BMC Public Health

David A Jett³  Susan M Cibulsky¹  David R Russell^1,14  Peter G Blain^1,13  Mikio Yashiki⁸  Miyako Yamamoto^1,10  Tetsu Okumura^1,12  Akira Namera⁸  Yumiko Kuroki⁴  Hisayoshi Kondo^1,15  Willi B Marzi²  Regine Horre⁵  Walter Biederbick⁵  Jean-Marc Sapori⁶  Jean-Marc Philippe^1,11  Danny Sokolowski⁹  Jocelyn Lavigne⁹  Marc Lafontaine⁹  David H Blakey⁷ 

[1]Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Washington, DC, USA

[2]Civil Protection, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Bonn, Germany

[3]NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

[4]Tsukuba Office, Japan Poison Information Center, Tsukuba, Japan

[5]Research, Technology & Public Health Protection, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Bonn, Germany

[6]Department of Emergency Response and Preparedness, Health General Directorate (Health Ministry), France

[7]Environmental Health, Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

[8]Forensic Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

[9]Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

[10]Division of Safety Information on Drug, Food and Chemicals, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

[11]Poison Control Center, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Antipoison, Lyon, France

[12]Office of Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for National Security and Crisis Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

[13]Medical Toxicology Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

[14]WHO-Collaborating Centre for Chemical Incidents. The Health Protection Agency, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Western Avenue, CF5 2YB, Cardiff, Wales,UK

[15]MHLW DMAT Bureau, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

关键词: Disaster management cycle;    Screening tool;    Atmospheric releases;    Risk assessment;    Public health;    Chemicals;   

Others  :  1162427
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-253

 received in 2012-07-26, accepted in 2013-02-19,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

The Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative has developed a flexible screening tool for chemicals that present a risk when accidentally or deliberately released into the atmosphere. The tool is generic, semi-quantitative, independent of site, situation and scenario, encompasses all chemical hazards (toxicity, flammability and reactivity), and can be easily and quickly implemented by non-subject matter experts using freely available, authoritative information. Public health practitioners and planners can use the screening tool to assist them in directing their activities in each of the five stages of the disaster management cycle.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Blakey et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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