Society guideline links: Chemical terrorism

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This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Regional poison centers".)

International

●World Health Organization (WHO): Human health risk assessment toolkit – Chemical hazards, second edition (2021)

●International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS): Guidance document on evaluating and expressing uncertainty in hazard characterization, 2nd edition (2017)

●WHO: Guidance on public health response to biological and chemical weapons, second edition (2004)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Chemical terrorism and agents – Disaster management resources

●US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM)

●AAP: Policy statement on medical countermeasures for children in public health emergencies, disasters, or terrorism (2016, reaffirmed 2023)

●Joint Trauma System (JTS): Clinical practice guideline on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) injury response – Part 2: Medical management of chemical agent exposure (2022)

●AAP: Policy statement on chemical-biological terrorism and its impact on children (2020)

●JTS: Clinical practice guideline on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) injury – Part I: Initial response to CBRN agents (2018)