Preparedness of emergency departments in northwest England for managing chemical incidents: a structured interview survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A number of significant chemical incidents occur in the UK each year and may require Emergency Departments (EDs) to receive and manage contaminated casualties. Previously UK EDs have been found to be under-prepared for this, but sinc...

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Main Authors: Walter Darren, Williams Jane, Challen Kirsty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/7/20