Laboratory Information for Chemical Emergencies
NOTE: the following is a list of lab resources related specifically to chemical emergencies. For other lab resources, please see the Emergency Preparedness and Response: Laboratory Information page.
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Flowchart: Chemical Exposure Event Specimen Collection
(770 KB, 1 page)
This is a one-page document containing directions and visual representations for use in collecting blood and urine specimens from potentially exposed individuals.
- MMWR: Public Health Contacts for Lab Testing To Confirm Exposure During a Potential or Known Chemical Terrorism Event
MMWR 14 Jan 2005;54(RR01):25.
- Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected From People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical Agents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents"
- Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event
(2.05 MB, 1 page)
This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping blood specimens to CDC.
- Chemical Agents: Chemical Exposure Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
(69 KB, 2 pages)
- Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event
(5 MB/1 page)
This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping urine specimens to CDC.
- Chemical Agents: Chemical Exposure Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
(15 KB, 2 pages)
- CDC's Lab Response to Suspicious Substances
Explains how federal, state, & local agencies respond to threatening letters & how labs play a role in detection & response.
- CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism.