PMID: 11932091Apr 5, 2002Paper

Emergency department preparedness for the evaluation and treatment of victims of biological or chemical terrorist attack

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Michael I GreenbergEd J Gracely

Abstract

This study evaluated the preparedness of Emergency Departments (EDs) in the greater Philadelphia area to evaluate and treat victims of a terrorist biological or chemical agent release. All hospitals with EDs in the survey target area were included. A survey instrument consisting of 38 questions was mailed to the physician director of each ED. Fifty-four of 62 directors returned usable surveys. This represented an overall response rate of 88.5%. Deficiencies in preparedness were identified involving physician training and education, antidote stocking, written policies, interagency agreements, and decontamination facilities. The overall level of preparedness for hospital EDs responding to this survey was low based on a set of predetermined, implicit criteria. Comprehensive plans should be developed and implemented to remedy the identified deficiencies.

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