ASBESTOS*: Secondary Assessment of Mass Casualties Due to Chemical or Radiological Weapons
Initial | In Evaluating Chemical Weapon Injuries | In Evaluating Radiological Weapon Injuries |
|---|---|---|
Agents | Type (Is a toxidrome present?) Estimated dose | Type (alpha, beta, gamma, neutron) Estimated dose |
State(s) | Is the agent a
| The same as for chemical weapons |
Body site(s) | Routes of entry (exposure and absorption) | Exposure (passage through whole body)? Where? External contamination? Where? Internal contamination? Where? Combinations? |
Effect(s) | Distribution
| The same as for chemical weapons |
Severity | Of effects Of exposure | The same as for chemical weapons |
Time course | Past (onset, latent period) Present (Getting better or worse? Stable?) Future (expected prognosis) | The same as for chemical weapons |
Other diagnoses? | Instead of (differential diagnosis) In addition to (coexisting diagnoses) | The same as for chemical weapons |
Synergism | Combined effects of multiple exposures | The same as for chemical weapons |
* The acronym ASBESTOS was introduced by the author, Madsen JM, in Clin Lab Med 21(3):593-605, 2001. † Most common states | ||