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Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures:

Patient Information (FAQs)

Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures (Guidelines) were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents. The guidelines are intended to aid healthcare professionals involved in emergency response to effectively decontaminate patients, protect themselves and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel, efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons.

Select patient information on several toxic chemicals found frequently at hazardous waste sites was excerpted from the Guidelines and is provided in this file, in a straightforward and user-friendly, question / answer format.

Select a Chemical (Highlighted Text Only):

Acrylonitrile Ammonia Aniline Arsine
Benzene Chlordane Chlorine Ethylene Oxide
Formaldehyde Gasoline Hydrogen Chloride Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Fluoride Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Sulfide Methyl Bromide
Methylene Chloride Nitrogen Oxides Parathion Phenol
Phosgene Phosphine Sodium Hydroxide Toluene
Toluene Diisocyanate Trichloroethylene Xylene
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(Last Update July 1, 1997)

Charlie Xintaras / chx1@cdc.gov