Chemical Emergencies

When a hazardous chemical enters the environment, it can harm people's health. A chemical emergency can be an accident, as in the case of an industrial mishap. It could also be planned, as in the case of a terrorist attack with a chemical weapon.

Although there are no guarantees of safety during a chemical emergency, you can take actions to protect yourself. You should have a disaster plan. Being prepared can help reduce fear, anxiety and losses.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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• Chemical Emergencies Overview(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Basics	Learn More	Multimedia & Cool Tools
Overviews	Specific Conditions Related Issues	Videos
Research	Reference Shelf	For You
Clinical Trials Journal Articles	Dictionaries/Glossaries Directories Organizations	Children

Overviews

• Chemical Agents(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Chemical Emergencies(American Red Cross)

Specific Conditions

• Chemical Threat(Dept. of Homeland Security)

  Also available in Spanish

• Responding to a Biological or Chemical Threat in the United States(Dept. of State) - PDF

Related Issues

• Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness(Federal Emergency Management Agency) - PDF

  Also available in Spanish

• Chemical Agents: Personal Cleaning and Disposal of Contaminated Clothing(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Chemical Agents: Sheltering in Place(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Homeland Security Advisory System(Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Respirator Fact Sheet(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

  Also available in Spanish

• Strategic National Stockpile(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• ToxFAQs(Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

  Also available in Spanish

• TOXNET Databases(National Library of Medicine) - Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

Videos

• Chemical Emergencies(Healthy Roads Media)
• How to Recognize if Chemical Agents Have Been Used(Healthy Roads Media)

  Also available in Spanish

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Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Chemical Warfare(National Institutes of Health)

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Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Handling toxic situations.
• Article: The public health approach to chemical exposures: a national conversation.
• Article: Using home schooled children in emergency management drills.
• Chemical Emergencies -- see more articles

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Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary(Dept. of Homeland Security)

  Also available in Spanish

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Directories

• Community and State Information(Dept. of Homeland Security)

  Also available in Spanish

• Emergency Preparedness for Business: Emergency Contact Information(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

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Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Also available in Spanish

• Dept. of Homeland Security

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Children

• National Security Emergencies: Things to Know(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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