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

BMC Public Health

Correspondence

Walter Biederbick¹  Jocelyn Lavigne²  Danny Sokolowski²  Marc Lafontaine²  Willi B Marzi³  Jean-Marc Sapori⁴  Miyako Yamamoto⁵  David H Blakey⁶  Mikio Yashiki⁷  Akira Namera⁷  Susan M Cibulsky⁸  Hisayoshi Kondo⁹  Peter G Blain^1,10  David A Jett^1,11  Tetsu Okumura^1,12  Jean-Marc Philippe^1,13  Regine Horre^1,14  Yumiko Kuroki^1,15  David R Russell^1,16 

[1] Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Centre for Biological Security, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany;Research, Technology & Public Health Protection, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Bonn, Germany;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Civil Protection, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Bonn, Germany;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Department of Emergency Response and Preparedness, Health General Directorate (Health Ministry), France;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Division of Safety Information on Drug, Food and Chemicals, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Environmental Health, Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada;the Global Health Security Initiative, USA;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Forensic Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Washington, DC, USA;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;MHLW DMAT Bureau, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Medical Toxicology Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Office of Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for National Security and Crisis Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Poison Control Center, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Antipoison, Lyon, France;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Research, Technology & Public Health Protection, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Bonn, Germany;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;Tsukuba Office, Japan Poison Information Center, Tsukuba, Japan;Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany;WHO-Collaborating Centre for Chemical Incidents, The Health Protection Agency, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Western Avenue, CF5 2YB, Cardiff, Wales, UK;

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

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-253

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

来源: Springer

【 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.

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