The North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE), at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has developed a wall chart on chemical terrorism agents. (Scroll to bottom of this page to see an image of the wall chart.) A small version of this wall chart on the internet is available for your use for educational purposes as long as you use the chart in its complete form, including the disclaimer and credit to the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology.
The purpose of the chart is for display for medical personnel in emergency rooms, urgent care centers, physicians' offices, and other primary care first responders. The chart presents a concise summary of signs and symptoms to assist with early recognition and alert healthcare workers of the potential for chemical terrorism agents. Once a chemical terrorism agent is suspected, the healthcare worker will need to consult more in-depth resources.
Staff: William A. Rutala, Ph.D., Director; Karen K. Hoffmann, R.N., M.S., C.I.C., Associate Director; David J. Weber, M.D., Associate Director; Eva P. Clontz, M.Ed., Program Coordinator
Instructions for Printing the Wall Chart (small version)
The chart is a .pdf file, which means that you must have Adobe Reader (free download of Adobe Reader) installed on your computer in order to use it.
- Open the chemical chart in Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you are in North Carolina, use the NC chart that includes contact phone numbers specific for the state.)
- Print the chart on two 8 1/2 x 11 pages. (In Adobe Reader, be sure that the printer is set to print in landscape.)
- Tape the two pages together to form an 11 x 17 chart suitable for display.
- The chart must be displayed in its complete form, including the disclaimer and credit to the Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Key Chemical Terrorism Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Environmental Public Health Readiness Branch
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chemical Agents Listing and Information
- Committee on R&D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents
A Bioterrorism Agents Wall Chart is also available.
Created: 4 October 2002; Last modified: 18 April 2008
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