Version 2001 |
Managing Hazardous Material Incidents |
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What is
the managing hazardous material incidents (MHMI) series? |
The MHMI series is a three volume set (with
a video) comprised of recommendations for on-scene (prehospital),
and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous
materials incident.
- Volume I - Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for
the Management of Contaminated Patients are planning guides
to assist first responders in planning for incidents that involve
hazardous materials.
- Volume II - Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide
for the Management of Contaminated Patients are planning guides
to assist hospital emergency department personnel in planning
for incidents that involve hazardous materials.
- Volume III - Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute
Chemical Exposures are guides for health care professionals
who treat persons who have been exposed to hazardous materials.
- Video - Community Challenge: Hazardous Materials Response
and the Emergency Medical System is a training video for Volumes
I & II.
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Why was the MHMI
series developed? |
The MHMI series was developed to provide emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel and hospital emergency departments
(EDs) with the necessary guidance to plan for, and improve their
ability to respond to, incidents that involve human exposure to
hazardous materials. The guidelines inform emergency personnel how
to appropriately decontaminate, treat, and recommend follow-up care
to exposed persons, as well as take measures to protect themselves.
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What are the Medical
Management Guidelines (MMGs)? |
The Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for
Acute Chemical Exposures were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency
department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals
who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents. The
MMGs are intended to aid healthcare professionals involved in emergency
response to effectively decontaminate patients, protect themselves
and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel,
efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide
competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons.
You can view a complete
list of MMGs on the MMG home page.
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PDF file downloading
information: |
Because the MHMI series is so large and contains
several complex graphs and figures, the complete series has been
divided into several separate PDF files which present all of the
various sections and important topics in each volume. Please note,
the PDF format requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader ,
which can be downloaded free from the Adobe web site.
Some of the chemical protocols in the Volume
III MMGS are available in HTML format. The names of the chemical
protocols that are available in HTML will be highlighted and underlined.
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The Complete Table of Contents
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Volume
I - Emergency Medical Services |
Preface |
Table of Contents / Introduction |
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1.2 MB |
Part I |
Systems approach to planning |
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88k |
Part II |
Emergency Medical Services
Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents |
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270k |
Part III |
Response and Patient Management |
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106k |
Appendix A |
Hazardous Materials Classification
Systems |
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1.5 MB |
Appendix B |
Types of Respiratory Protection |
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55k |
Appendix C |
Levels of Protection |
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60k |
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Volume
II - Hospital Emergency Departments |
Preface |
Table of Contents/Introduction |
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1.1 MB |
Part I |
Systems approach to planning |
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83k |
Part II |
Emergency Medical Services
Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents |
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264k |
Part III |
Response and Patient Management |
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82k |
Appendix A |
Hazardous Materials Classification
Systems |
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963k |
Appendix B |
Types of Respiratory Protection |
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55k |
Appendix C |
Levels of Protection |
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60k |
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Volume
III - Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) |
Preface |
Table of Contents / Introduction |
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1.2 MB |
List of all individual MMGs
(see A-Z index of MMG's) |
Appendix I |
AAPCC-Certified Regional Poison
Control Centers |
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19k |
Appendix II |
Association of Occupational
and Environmental Clinics |
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19k |
Appendix III |
State Health Departments |
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11k |
Appendix IV |
Consultation Resources |
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11k |
Glossary |
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56k |
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Video |
Community Challenge: Hazardous Materials
Response and the Emergency Medical System is a training video
for Volumes I & II. It is 50 minutes long; 25 minutes for each volume.
It is not currently available on our web site, but may be obtained
by healthcare professionals in CD-ROM format by contacting ATSDR.
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Reference: |
Managing Hazardous Material Incidents (MHMI).
Volumes 1, 2 , and 3. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR). 2001. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Public Health Service.
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Further information: |
Further information about hazardous substances
my be obtained by visiting the ATSDR ToxFAQs™
and ToxFAQs™ in Español,
which provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about
hazardous substances.
You may also call the ATSDR Information Center
at 1-888-422-8737. Public health and emergency personnel may contact
the ATSDR Emergency Response Center 24 hours a day at 1-404-498-0120.
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