Citation

Jones R, Wills B, Kang C. West. J. Emerg. Med. 2010; 11(2): 151-156.

Affiliation

Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tacoma, WA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20823965

PMCID

PMC2908650

Abstract

Chlorine gas represents a hazardous material threat from industrial accidents and as a terrorist weapon. This review will summarize recent events involving chlorine disasters and its use by terrorists, discuss pre-hospital considerations and suggest strategies for the initial management for acute chlorine exposure events.

Language: en