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

• DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-253
• Publication Date: 2013-03-21T14:16:38Z
• Authors: David H Blakey; Marc Lafontaine; Jocelyn Lavigne; Danny Sokolowski; Jean-Marc Philippe; Jean-Marc Sapori; Walter Biederbick; Regine Horre; Willi B Marzi; Hisayoshi Kondo; Yumiko Kuroki; Akira Namera; Tetsu Okumura; Miyako Yamamoto; Mikio Yashiki; Peter G Blain; David R Russell; Susan M Cibulsky; David A Jett
• Keywords: Biostatistics; Subject matter

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