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13 - Personal Protective Equipment

from PART II - OPERATIONAL ISSUES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

By
Paul D. Kim ,
Frank J. Denny  and
Sarah J. Salk-Pope
Edited by
Kristi L. Koenig  and
Carl H. Schultz
Kristi L. Koenig
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Carl H. Schultz
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
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Summary

OVERVIEW

Following terrorist attacks such as the September 11, 2001 events in the United States, governments around the world at local, state, and federal levels placed increased emphasis on preparedness efforts. Vendors capitalized on this heightened attention by embarking on aggressive marketing campaigns flooding marketplaces with advertisements for disaster survival kits, survival manuals, evacuation plans, instruction manuals on protecting families during a terrorist attack, and information on “the very best” personal protective equipment (PPE). However, as the time interval since the latest disaster increases, both public and government interest in being prepared tend to fade. For example, in the United States, at the time of this writing, there is no federal law requiring state and local officials to plan for the evacuation of the sick, elderly, disabled, or impoverished. Ironically, pets are more protected as both houses of the U.S. Congress passed bills that require local governments to plan for the evacuation of pets. Nonetheless, some progress is being made in the area of PPE.

PPE is being considered by many organizations and agencies. These agencies are purchasing and supplying equipment for the protection of the workforce from possible attacks and threats uncovered through a hazards vulnerability analysis. Numerous pitfalls, obstacles, and confusing directions exist regarding equipment selection and indications for use in protecting individuals from a possible unknown hazard.

Keywords

biological warfarechemical warfaredisasterspersonal protective equipmenthazardous materialsnuclear warfare
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Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine
Comprehensive Principles and Practices
 , pp. 184 - 194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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