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Laboratory Information for Chemical Emergencies

NOTE: the following is a list of lab resources related specifically to chemical emergencies. For other lab resources, please see the Emergency Preparedness and Response: Laboratory Information page.

• Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Specimen Collection (CT Collection Guidelines Version 11.06)
  This is a one-page document containing directions and visual representations for use in collecting blood and urine specimens from potentially exposed individuals.
• MMWR: Public Health Contacts for Lab Testing To Confirm Exposure During a Potential or Known Chemical Terrorism Event
  MMWR 14 Jan 2005;54(RR01):25.
• Updated! 3/19/08
  Shipping Instructions for Samples Collected From People Potentially Exposed to Chemical Terrorism Agents (CSH Guidelines Version 03.08)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents"
• Updated! 3/19/08
  Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Shipping Instructions - Blood (CT Blood Shipping Pictorial Version 03.08)
  This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping blood specimens to CDC.
• Updated! 3/19/08
  Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection & Shipping Manifest
  (81 KB/2 pages)
• Updated! 3/19/08
  Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Shipping Instructions - Urine (CT Urine Shipping Pictorial Version 03.08)
  This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping urine specimens to CDC.
• Updated! 3/19/08
  Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
  (25 KB/2 pages)
• CDC's Lab Response to Suspicious Substances
  Explains how federal, state, & local agencies respond to threatening letters & how labs play a role in detection & response.
• CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
  Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism.

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Related Resources

• Sheltering in Place in a Chemical Emergency
• Evacuation
• Personal Cleaning & Disposal of Contaminated Clothes

• Communication Resources:

• Communicating in the First Hours: Chemical Agents: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event

• Training:

• Webcast: Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness
• More Training…

• Lab Info:

• Contacts for Lab Testing in Chemical Terrorism Events
• Facts About the Laboratory Response Network
• More Lab Info…

• Preparation & Planning:

• Response Guide for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health Directors
• More Preparation & Planning…

• First Responder Info:

• Emergency Response Cards
• More First Responder Info…

• Surveillance:

• Case Definitions
• Toxic Syndrome Descriptions
• More Surveillance…