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Overview and How To: NIH - NLM (CHEMM) Resource

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Since 2011, NLM’s Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) resource has supported first responders, first receivers, other healthcare providers, and planners in planning for, training for, responding to, recovering from and mitigating the effects of mass-casualty incidents involving chemicals. CHEMM is a one-stop reference for a wide array of information about chemical emergencies, especially chemical mass-exposure incidents, organized to make it easy for responders to search for and access the information they need.

This webinar, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), provided an overview of CHEMM and how it's:

  • Been upgraded, including new features and capabilities 
  • Utilized for planning, training and response applications
  • Organized to make access and application of information practical and easy for planners and responders 

Presenter:

Pertti Hakkinen, NIH

C. Reed Hodgin, President, AlphaTRAC, Inc.



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