Medical Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction对大规模杀伤性武器的医疗反应

BeforeSeptember11,2001,hazardousmaterials(Hazmat)ingeneral,andWeaponsofMassDestruction(WMD)inparticular,werespecialtyfields.Today,theyareavitalpartofourhealthandsafety.FederalandlocalprotocolsregardingWMDpreparednessarechangingdaily.Additionally,JCAHOhasmodifieditsstandardstoincludecompliancerequirementsforthehealthcareindustry'sresponsetoWMDs,forthosefacilitiesthatseekaccreditation.ThistextwasdevelopedinresponsetothegrowingneedforeducationaboutWMD."MedicalResponsetoWeaponsofMassDestruction"quickly,yetthoroughly,bringshealthcareworkersandemergencyrespondersuptospeedandpreparesthemtorespondtothereleaseofweaponsofmassdestruction,suchasbiological,nuclear,incendiary,chemical,orexplosiveagents.