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 in | The western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 151 - 156 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
01.05.2010
eScholarship Publishing, University of California |
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 Supervising Section Editor: Colleen Buono, MD |
ISSN: | 1936-900X 1936-9018 |