Resources available for local and state public health officials : Preparing for and responding to bombing events

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• Alternative Title:
  Preparing for and responding to bombing event
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  April 17, 2013, 4:58 p.m. EDT
  
  CDCHAN-00346
  
  Boston health officials are dealing with the immediate aftermath of two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on the afternoon of April 15, 2013. CDC offers resources that may help local or state health officials prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the health effects of bombings, and other mass casualty events.
  
  CDC’s “Mass Casualty Event Preparedness and Response” website, available at http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/index.asp, is the primary location for resources for the general public and for health professionals. Public health officials can assist in disseminating the following resources to the audiences who need them.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Disasters Mass Casualty Incidents Multiple Trauma/surgery Public Health Practice Terrorism
• Source:
  HAN ; 346
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  Boston
• Pages in Document:
  3 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  346
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be39a175765304c0f3309d9893594c9d420a9a66e2e4dea52ca503cffe3fab646513f51f2bd8871f527fb0d6cdca15a4bbb8dfdfcce54351ba4269bfca799456
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25255/cdc_25255_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB ]