Chemical Preparedness Resources

• Preparing and Planning for Chemical Emergencies
   
• Chemical Emergencies
   
• Fact Sheets on Specific Chemical Agents
   
• Emergency Response Cards for Chemical Agents
   

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• Chemical Event Specimen Collection, Packaging and Shipping Supply Locations
   
• CDC Instructions for Collecting, Labeling, and Shipping Specimens During a Chemical Exposure Event
   
• CDC Specimen Collection Protocol for a Chemical Exposure Event (Pictorial)
   
• Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to the CDC after a Chemical Event (Pictorial)
   
• Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to the CDC after a Chemical Event (Pictorial)
   
• Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
   
• Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
   
• Instructions for Shipping Blood Samples to KHEL Following a Chemical Exposure Event (Pictorial)
   
• Instructions for Shipping Urine Samples to KHEL Following a Chemical Exposure Event (Pictorial)
   
• KHEL Multi-Patient Evidence Chain of Custody
   

• Arsenic
   
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
   
• Recent Outbreaks and Incidents
   
• Polonium-210 (Po-210)
   
• Thallium