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Guides/ Fact Sheets/ Handbooks/ Listings/ Booklets/ Documents
Agriculture, Animals and Plants
BioSafety/BioSecurity/Laboratories
- HC/CEPR, Office of Laboratory Security
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
CDC
- CANUTEC's Home Page
- Chem / Bio Defense Report DOD. Volume 1 (PDF Document - 7.55 MB - 302 pages)
- Volume 2 (PDF Document - 1,021 KB - 114 pages)
- Quarterly Biosafety Listings
Health Canada
BioTerrorism Articles
CBRN Agents Information
- Acute Radiation Syndrome: Fact Sheet for Physicians CDC (PDF Document - 10 KB - 1 pages)
- BioAgents HC/CEPR
- Biological Agent Fact Sheets APIC
- Biological Agents Information . John Hopkins
- Bioterrorism Information and Resources . IDSA (Excellent)
- Bioterrorism Slides
- Bioterrorism Wall Chart (PDF Document - 138 KB - 2 pages)
- Coping with an Attack, A Quick Guide to Dealing with Biological, Chemical and 'Dirty Bomb' Attacks Posters.
- Chemical Agents List and Information
- Chemical Terrorism Wall Chart (PDF Document - 121 KB - 2 pages)
- Control Biological Agent Information CDC
- CBRN Agents Information CDC
- CBRN Products and Services Handbook
- CBRN: Quick Primer for Clinicians on Detecting Public Health Emergencies. Medical Society of the State of New York.
- Demilitarization of Chemical Weapons Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazard
- Disaster Org
- NBC Matrix
- Select Agent Program CDC
- US Army
- U.S. Army Surgeon General. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reference materials
CBRN Detection
- Bio Agents Detectors (PDF Document - 121 KB - 2 pages)
- Bio Agents Detectors (PDF Document - 121 KB - 2 pages)
- TB Med 296, Assay Techniques for Detection of Exposure to Sulfur Mustard, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Sarin, Soman, GF, and Cyanide, US Army
Decontamination
- Decon Liability for First Responders
- Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders (PDF Document - 121 KB - 2 pages)
- Firefighter Quick Reference Card for a Suspected Chem/Bio Attack. Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army.. September 2003
- Radiation Incidents, "Model Radioactive Material or Multiple Hazardous Materials Decontamination Procedure", Dpt of Energy
- The decontamination of people exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear substances or material. United Kingdom, 2003.
- U.S. Army Decontamination Fact Sheet
- US Army Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident
- US Navy/Decon Factsheets
Detection Equipment
- Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders June 2000 National Institute of Justice
- National Institute of Justice/ Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders June 2000
Disaster Preparedness for all
- A Federal Employee's Emergency Guide, US Office of Personnel Management
- A guide to citizen preparedness FEMA
- A Guide To Disaster Declaration Process FEMA
- Department of Homeland Security
- Disaster Guide American Red Cross
- Disaster Management Central Resource The Joint Military Medical Centers, San Antonio, TX
- Disater Preparedness for Pet Owners
- Disaster Preparedness for Nurses
- Disaster Preparedness for Pharmacists
- Your Emergency Preparedness Guide
- Federal Manager's/Decision Maker's Emergency Guide, U.S. Office of Personal Management
- Guide on Special Needs of People with Disabilities (PDF Document)
- NBC Personal Protection
- Preparing Makes Sense, Get Ready Now", Personal Preparation Guide. Dpt of Homeland Security. 2003
- Protecting First Responders: Lessons Learned From Terrorist Attacks
- Shelter in place
- Your Home Guide To Emergency Preparedness
Disease Fact Sheets
- Agent Info
- Agent Reference
- Agent Reference
- Agent Reference
- Agent Reference
- Agent Resources
- Agent Resources
- Bio Agent Factsheets
- Bio Agent Factsheets
- Biological Weapons and Warfare
- Disease Information, Selected Prevention and Program Areas CDC
- Infectious Diseases Information
CDC
- Rare Diseases
National Institutes of Health office.
- US Army/Agent Quick Reference
- Virology BT Web Site
Drug Preparedness & Response
Emergency Preparedness
- Bioterrorism Preparedness Checklist
- California Hospital Bioterrorism Planning Guide Dept of Health, 2002
- Emergency Management FEMA bibliography
- About FEMA
- Emergency Preparedness and Security Resources, Federal Transit Administration, On line version of resource CD
- Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
- Federal Coordinating Center Guide NDMS, Dpt of Health and Human Resources, OEP
- Mitigation Practitioner's Handbook Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID
- Office of Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Training Documents HC/CEPR
- Office of Emergency Response Services Documents HC/CEPR
- Ontario Emergency Planning: A Guide to Emergency Planning for Community Officials
- Office of Emergency Preparedness planning documents/guides DHHS
- OSHA Fact Sheets
- Planning Documents DHHS, OEP, NDMS
- Radiation Incidents, Guidance for Radiation Accident Management Prehospital Emergency Services" Radiation Emergency Assistance
Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) - State and Local Guide 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning FEMA,
Emergency Response
- CDC/NIOSH Emergency Response Resources
- Chemical Emergency Response Guidebook
- Chemical/HAZMAT spills National Response Center,
- Emergency Services WWW Site List
- Emergency Response Guidebook 2000 Canutec
- Emergency Response Guidebook Department of Transportation First Responder's Guide for HAZMAT operations
- First Responders Web Resources
- Metropolitan Medical Response System Planning/Operational Documents
- OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response
Epidemiology
Field Operations
Food
- FDA/Bioterrorism Info
- Dept. of Justice. Training & Resources
- Dept. of Justice. Training & Resources
- US Food Safety Information
Hazardous Materials
- Chemical Hazards Pocket Guide NIOSH
- Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program A Handbook for State and Local Officials US Department of Transportation
- Hazardous Materials Employee Resource Book
- Harzardous Materials Guide For First Responders
- Hazardous Materials Guide for First Responders, US Fire Academy FEMA
- Hazardous Materials Information Resource System Dpt of Defense
- Harzardous Materials, Medical Management Protocols, 1991
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume I, Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, 1 Jan1992.
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume II, Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients
ATSDR,1 Jan 1992. - Medical Summary Sheets for Hazardous Materials ATSDR TOXFAQs
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Publications
- Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities October, 1985 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 85-11
- Radiation Incidents, "Hazardous Materials Incident Response Procedures", Dpt of Energy
- Storage and Handling of Hazardous Materials DOD publication
- The Hazmat Laptop, resources
Hospitals & Health Facilities
- Hospital Disaster Planning Resource List
- Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazard Emergencies A Job Aid
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in HC Facilities, 2001
- HAZMAT For Healthcare
- Hospital Emergency Incident Command System
- Hospitals and Community Emergency Response -- What You Need to Know
- OSHA/Health Care Facilities Safety Resources
Incident Handbook
Incident Command System
Information Management & Risk Communication
- A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices
- Bioterrorism: Information Technology Strategy Could Strengthen Federal Agencies' Abilities to Respond to Public Health Emergencies.
GAO-03-139, May 30 - Highlights
- CDC Health Alert Network
- Communicators Guide
- Emergency Response Communications Plan for Infectious Disease Outbreaks and BT Events
- Public Services Communications Manual
- Red Cross/Talking about Disaster: uide for Standard Messages
- "Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety: A Guidebook to Technology, Issues, Planning, and Management."
- Us DHHS/Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials, 2002
- US Emergency E-Mail Network
Laboratories
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th Edition
- Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance for Laboratories Working with Select Agents
Legal & Law Enforcement Issues
- Bioterrorism Law and Policy
- CDC Legal Issues
- Criminal and Epidemiological Investigation Handbook
- CT Legislation
- Medical and Public Health Law Site
Lessons Learned
Material Safety Data sheets
- Hazmat on the Web
- Material Safety Data Sheets Health Canada
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Material Safety Data Sheet Web Pages
Medical Management & Treatment Guidelines for CBRN
- Antibiotic Treatment Site for BT agents
- Casualty Management After a Deliberate Release of Radioactive Material. National Centre for Environmental Health, US
- Casualty Management After Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon In an Urban Area National Centre for Environmental Health, US
- CBRN Clinical Info
- Chemical Contamination Treatment Guidelines Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Chemical and Biological Defense Information DOD site
- CHRIS Manual (Chemical Hazards Response Information System) US Coast Guard
- CNS - Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page
- Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Textbook of Military Medicine *
- Medical Examiner/Coroner Guide for Mass Fatality management of chemically contaminated remains. US Army SBCCOM, May 2003.
- Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures U.S. Department of Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
- Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
- Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, US Army (PDF Document - 940 KB - 166 pages)
- Medical NBC Defense Information Server News
- Protecting Workers from Anthrax Infection (Factsheets) (NIOSH)
Response from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Public Health Emergencies, Quick Primer for Clinicians on detecting Bioterrorism
- Radiation Casualty Management
- Radiation Incidents, "Model Annex for Preparedness and Response to a Radiological Transportation Accident", Dpt of Energy
- Radiation Incidents, "Model First Responder Procedures for Radiological Accidents" Dpt of Energy
- Radiation Incidents, "Pocket Guide for Responders to Ionizing Radiation Terrorism." Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. (PDF Document - 251 KB - 2 pages)
- Radiation Information
- Radiation Information
- Radiation Information
- Radiation Issues, Department of Homeland Security Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Preparedness. 5/1/03
- Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, EPA, March 1999
- FM 8-285 Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries
- US Army Field Manual, 8-284, Treatment of Biological Warfare Casualties, 17 Jul 2000.
Mental Health / Trauma & Stress
- CDC, Mass Trauma Information Site
- Coping with the aftermath of a Terrorist Attack
- Coping with the Stress of Terrorism and Armed Conflict. Health Canada, Office of Emergency Response Services
- Disaster Response; Helping Children and Adolescents after a Disaster.Overview.September 2001, AACAP, USA
- Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
- Helpful Info after Traumatic Events
- Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety - Media Awareness Network
- Mental health, Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
- NIH/Mental Health & Mass Violence
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Facts for Families #70. AACAP, USA
- Post-Traumatic Stress in First Responders
- Sesame Street Video to Help Kids Deal With Terrorism Sesame Workshop, June 2003
- Traumatic Stress Info
Mortuary
- Dealing with the Stress of Recovering Human Dead Bodies
- Disaster Mortuary Info
- Guidelines for Mass Fatality Management During Terrorist Incidents Involving Chemical Agents
- Guidelines for Protecting Mortuary Affairs Personnel from Potentially Infectious Materials
- Procedures for Medical Examiners on handling a body
NBCR
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorism: General Guidance Pocket Cards:Bio Card
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorism: General Guidance Pocket Cards:Chem Card
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorism: General Guidance Pocket Cards:Radiation
Protective Equipment
- Hazmat/PPE
- National Institute of Justice Vol I:
- National Institute of Justice Vol IIA:
- National Institute of Justice Vol IIB:
- National Institute of Justice Vol IIC:
- OSHA/ Personal Protective Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment Guide for Military Medical Treatment Facility Personnel Handling Casualties from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Events. Technical Guide 275. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. August 2003
- Personal Protective Equipment Program, Office of Health and Safety, CDC
- Respirator fact sheet: "What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness at home and work." NIOSH. April 14, 2003
- Respiratory Protection Program Manual, Office of Health and Safety, CDC
- Selection of PPE & Bio Preparedness: Risks & Costs
Public Health Response
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Public Health Image Library (PHIL), CDC
- Public health response to biological and chemical weapons: WHO guidance, 2nd edition (Draft, May 2003)
Safeguards of Buildings
- Basic Info On Building Protection
- Building Protection Guide, "A Guide to Strengthen Emergency Management of High-Rise and High-Risk Buildings," Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal, 2002.
- Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix, Building and Facility Planning Guides, OSHA. Oct 2003.
- Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks NIOSH, May, 2002
- NSC/Guides for protection of multiple buildings
- Safeguarding Buildings Against Chemical or Biological Attack Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Schools
- A Biosecurity Checklist for School Foodservice Programs: Developing a Biosecurity Management Plan. US Department of Agriculture. October 2003.
- Schools, National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities Emergency Planning Resources
Special Needs
Surveillance / Early-Warning Systems
- DOD Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System
- Real Time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance
Suspicious Packages
- HC / What to do about Suspicious Letters or Packages
- Radiation Incidents, "Model Procedure for Properly Handling and Packaging Potentially Radiologically Contaminated Patients",
Dpt of Energy
Travel
Triage and WMD
- Chemical Weapons Improved Response Program Play Book: Responding to and Managing a Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorist Event. US Army SBCCOM.
- EMS Sector Standard Operating Procedures, Supplement 11, Hazardous Materials Response Handbook, NFPA, 1997.
- Emergency Response Guidebook (First Responder's Guide for HAZMAT operations), DOT. 2000
- Emergency Response Guidebook (First Responder's Guide for HAZMAT operations), DOT. 2000
- Emergency Response to Incidents Involving Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Supplement 14, Hazardous Materials Response Handbook, NFPA, 1997
- Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, National Fire Academy
- Guidelines for Responding to a Chemical Weapons Incident. Domestic Preparedness Program. USASBCCOM. March 2001.
- Hazardous Materials, Medical Management 2d Edition, Feb 1991, California EMS
- "The HAZMAT Laptop", Consolidated resource listing, lectronic resources
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume I, Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, April, 2001.
- NFPA 473: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents, 1997.
- Radiation Incidents, "Casualty Management After Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon In an Urban Area", CDC
- Radiation Incidents, "Casualty Management After a Deliberate Release of Radioactive Material", CDC Fact Sheet.
- Radiation Incidents, "Guidance for Radiation Accident Management -Prehospital Emergency Services" Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
- Radiation Incidents, "Model Procedure for Properly Handling and Packaging Potentially Radiologically Contaminated Patients", Dpt of Energy
Toxins
- Defense against Toxin Weapons, Dpt of Defense
- Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook, US Food & Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
- TOXNET, Toxicology Data Network National Library of Medicine
Water Issues
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Handbook
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