Chlorine gas: an evolving hazardous material threat and unconventional weapon

Chlorine gas represents a hazardous material threat from industrial accidents and as a terrorist weapon. This review will summarize recent events involving chlorine disasters and its use by terrorists, discuss pre-hospital considerations and suggest strategies for the initial management for acute ch...

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Published inThe western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 151 - 156
Main Authors Jones, Robert, Wills, Brandon, Kang, Christopher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 01.05.2010
eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Subjects
chlorine
pulmonary agent
pulmonary irritant
Toxicology/Critical Care
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Summary:Chlorine gas represents a hazardous material threat from industrial accidents and as a terrorist weapon. This review will summarize recent events involving chlorine disasters and its use by terrorists, discuss pre-hospital considerations and suggest strategies for the initial management for acute chlorine exposure events.
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Supervising Section Editor: Colleen Buono, MD
ISSN:1936-900X
1936-9018