Nov

3

The Botulism Questionnaire: An essential part of an MCI Toolkit

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Nursing and Health Sciences (2009), 11, 374–377
Botulism Questionnaire:A tactical tool for community use in a mass
casualty incident

Kelly Burkholder-Allen, rn, msed,1 Paul Rega, md, facep,1,2 Christopher Bork, phd1 and Churton Budd, rn, emt-p3
Departments of 1Public Health and Disease Prevention, 2Emergency Medicine and 3Clinical Informatics, University ofToledo, Health Science Campus, Toledo, Ohio, USAA botulism-induced mass casualty […]

Nov

2

MCI- Botulism algorithm

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An algorithm for the evaluation and management of red, yellow and
green zone patients during a botulism mass casualty incident
Authors:
Paul RegaMD, FACEP,  KellyBurkholder-Allen RN,MSEd, Christopher Bork,PhD  Am J Disast Med 2009; 4(4):192-198.

Botulinum toxin is one of the most toxic substances known to hurnankind. It is one of six Category A agents in the CDC bioterrorisrn lexicon. […]

Aug

20

Improving Surveillance on a Mass Botulism Attack

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1: J Med Toxicol. 2008 Jun;4(2):77-83.

Classification tree methods for development of decision rules for botulism and cyanide poisoning.
Sasser H, Nussbaum M, Beuhler M, Ford M.
Dickson Institute for Health Studies, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA. howell.sasser@carolinashealthcare.org
INTRODUCTION: Identification of predictors of potential mass poisonings may increase the speed and accuracy with which patients are recognized, potentially […]

Oct

24

Botulism Trivia of the Day

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LM Wein  and  Y. Liu published a paper entitled Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on a Food Supply:  The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk (PNAS 2005; 102: 9984-9989).
They claim that  an attack poisoning 50,000 people would cost $8.6 million assuming there are sufficient vents and antitoxin.