Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure on PDA

The need for hazardous materials emergency response has grown with the increased use of chemicals and the threat of terrorism, and this up-to-date and thorough handheld software provides field recognition and management guidelines for hazardous materials exposures and associated medical emergencies, including emergency care of exposed and contaminated patients. It is formulated as both a field and educational training reference for use by emergency medical responders, hazardous materials response teams, physicians, and nurses in the emergency and occupational health settings, as well as health and safety officers in the chemical industry and at hazardous waste clean-up sites. This resource expands with the third edition text, providing readers with the information necessary to identify the scene of a terrorist act involving the use of hazardous materials, as well as timely information on how to manage exposure to WMD chemical and biological agents.