Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear disaster management
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Management of chemical disaster victims.
Following a hazardous chemical accident, early critical care life support is crucial to minimizing potential morbidity and mortality (1). Providing effective care to victims, however, depends on the nature of the incident, the number of victims affected, the availability of medical care, the coordination of rescue efforts, the available modes of evacuation, and the availability of post-evacuati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0975-7406
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.68492