Strategies for Medical Response to Mass Chemical Exposure

This presentation is based loosely on the 2007 article “Bringing Order Out of Chaos: Effective Strategies for Medical Response to Mass Chemical Exposure.” The speaker lists three primary elements of an effective response strategy: quickly recognizing a hazard exists; “closing the silent gap” (creating a community-related assessment to try to predict the most likely chemicals, using a tiered response strategy, and establishing a communications network); and prioritizing care and allocating resources to maximize effect.