Ricin: Other Resources for Clinicians

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Overviews

• Facts about Ricin
• Emergency Response Card: RICIN
• Chemical Agents: Facts about Evacuation
• Questions and Answers about Ricin
• Fact Sheet: Laboratory Testing for Ricin in Environmental Samples
• Case Definition Ricin or Abrin Ingestion
• Case Definition Ricin or Abrin Inhalation
• Toxic Syndrome Description: Ricin or Abrin Poisoning
• Predicting Casualty Severity Hospital Capacity: Predicting Triage Severity
• Mass Casualties Predictor
• Mass Casualties: Related Links
• Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents

See Also

• MMWR: Investigation of a Ricin-Containing Envelope at a Postal Facility—South Carolina , 2003
• Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• ATSDR Toxicological Profiles
• OSHA Technical Manual, Section VIII, Chapter 1: Chemical Protective Clothing
• Medical Aspects of Chemical & Biological Warfare
• CDC's Laboratory Response to Suspicious Substances
• Facts about the Laboratory Response Network
• MMWR: Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent
• Information from U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense about responding to chemical attacks
• SBCCOM Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination during a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident(Jan 2000).
• SBCCOM Guidelines for Cold Weather Mass Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident(Jan 2002)
• Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties from the American Hospital Association
• Coping With a Traumatic Event: Information for Health Professionals
• Self-Care Tips for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers

Numbers to Call and E-mail Inquiries:

• Regional Poison Control Center : 800-222-1222
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinician Information Line: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Preparedness and Response Web site
• E-mail inquiries:
  • coca@cdc.gov
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)