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- Many strategies for handling chemical and radiological/nuclear (CRN) incidents prioritize the clinical skills of first responders, but they often neglect essential management skills.
- Emergency medicine physicians should develop key competencies in five areas of information management: planning, incident management, toxicant management, definitive care management, and recovery management.
- Effective information management is vital across all phases of the disaster cycle, including planning, response, mitigation, and recovery efforts.
Article Abstract
Most approaches toward chemical and radiological/nuclear (CRN) incidents focus on the clinical skills of the first receiver. These skills are certainly important and are addressed throughout this article. Management skills are often overlooked. The following are basic competencies in information management for the emergency medicine physician to handle large-scale CRN incidents: planning information; incident management information; toxicant management; disposition/definitive care management; and recovery management. Information management and synthesis are crucial throughout the phases of the disaster cycle: planning, response, mitigation, and recovery.
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