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Disaster Resources Toolkit for
Clinicians
Updated December 2010
Downloads
for mobile devices:
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WISER
WISER is a system designed by the National Library of
Medicine to assist first responders in hazardous material
incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on
hazardous substances, including substance identification
support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice.
Free.
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Mobile
REMM
Mobile REMM is available for Blackberry, Windows Mobile,
and Palm OS and offers a selection of the most important
files from REMM. Radiation Event Medical Management is
produced by the Department of Health and Human Services
to provide information to health care providers,
primarily physicians, in a variety of formats: on the
web, on mobile devices, and through a downloadable
version that can be used in situations with no internet
connectivity. REMM aims to help users act in a radiation
emergency even without formal radiation medicine
training. Free.
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Antibiotic
Guide
A service of Johns Hopkins Point of Care Information
Technology. Includes antibiotic recommendations for a
wide range of conditions, including those caused by a
bioterrorist attack. Also includes a PDA download center;
applications work with a variety of devices. Registration
required.
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Bioterrorism
Decision Support Tools
Decision support tools about how to treat smallpox,
inhalation anthrax, and cutaneous anthrax, as well as for
the detection and basic management of chemical agents of
terrorism. Also included are numerous documents, such as
the ACP guides to identifying bioterrorism and chemical
terrorism. The decision support tools only work with Palm
devices, but documents work with Palm and Pocket PC.
Free.
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Bioterrorism
Fact Sheet PDA Downloads
"Quick Reference Material" produced by
St. Louis University's Institute for Biosecurity. The PDA
portion of the reference material includes a series of
clinical fact sheets about the diagnosis and treatment of
exposure to various agents. Works with Palm devices.
Free.
Databases:
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NCHAN
Preparedness & Response
Database maintained by the North Carolina Division of
Public Health. Provides access to various websites and
documents including NC government agencies, NC
Bioterrorism resources and local public health agencies.
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TOXNET
A group of databases that provide information on
various aspects of toxicology hazard identification. Can
search databases individually or all at once.
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Emergency
Response Resources (NIOSH)
The topic areas contain guidance to assist employers and
responders to insure the goal of worker safety and health
during responses.
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Public Health
Preparedness Resource Guide for
The Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
is a gateway to freely available online resources related
to public heath preparedness. Resources include expert
guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports,
articles, and other tools aimed at the public health
community. All resources are cataloged and may be
searched by keyword or browsed by topic.
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Disaster
Preparation and Recovery
Collection of resources on preparing for disasters.
Includes checklists, financial considerations, specific
types of disaster and recovery resources. Also in
Spanish.
Ebooks:
The
Virtual Naval Hospital (http://www.vnh.org/) has many electronic textbooks
about how to respond to incidents of bioterrorism including:
Local
Resource Sites:
Prepared
by the Cone Health Library.
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