Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent July 25, 2005

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only and may not provide our most accurate and up-to-date information. The most current Clinician's information can be found on the Clinician Home Page.

UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance during the period of July 18th - July 24th, 2005, or reflect last week's current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line at 877-554-4625 or write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

This update contains new information on the following topics:

Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach
The National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Travelers Health Updates
Extreme Heat

Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach
(Updated July 19, 2005)

Although terrorists use a variety of methods to inflict harm and create fear, bombs are used most frequently. According to the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, bombings accounted for nearly 70 percent of all terrorist attacks in the U.S. and its territories between 1980 and 2001. This document focuses on common sense principles that will be useful in a bombing event.

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/preparingterroristbombing.asp

The National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
(Updated July 21, 2005)

The National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals provides an ongoing assessment of the U.S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring. Biomonitoring is the assessment of human exposure to chemicals by measuring the chemicals or their metabolites in human specimens such as blood or urine. http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/

Travelers Health Update
(Updated July 19 & 21, 2005)

Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Over, Delhi, India

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/menin_india_2005.htm

Dengue in Travelers, Costa Rica and Other Tropical and Subtropical Regions

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/dengue_costa_rica_2005.htm

African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/african_tyrpanosomiasis_travelers.htm

Extreme Heat

These self-help measures are not a substitute for medical care but may help you recognize and respond promptly to warning signs of trouble. Your best defense against heat-related illness is prevention. Staying cool and making simple changes in your fluid intake, activities, and clothing during hot weather can help you remain safe and healthy. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp

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Page last updated July 25, 2005
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