Public Health Emergency Planning for Children in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Disasters

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• Alternative Title:
  Biosecur Bioterror
• Personal Author:
  Bartenfeld, Michael T. ; Peacock, Georgina ; Griese, Stephanie E.
• Description:
  Children represent nearly a quarter of the US population, but their unique needs in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies may not be well understood by public health and emergency management personnel or even clinicians. Children are different from adults physically, developmentally, and socially. These characteristics have implications for providing care in CBRN disasters, making resulting illness in children challenging to prevent, identify, and treat. This article discusses these distinct physical, developmental, and social traits and characteristics of children in the context of the science behind exposure to, health effects from, and treatment for the threat agents potentially present in CBRN incidents.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Bioterrorism Child Child, Preschool Delivery Of Health Care Disaster Planning Female Humans Male Public Health Administration Radioactive Hazard Release United States

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• Source:
  Biosecur Bioterror. 12(4):201-207
• Pubmed ID:
  25014894
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4455024
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d7a35aa5f22c7bbeb65fca435e9b353b805d223f374212e44f0cee8a5baefbd8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31444/cdc_31444_DS1.pdf
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