Exposure Clinic
The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the East Orange VA Medical Center is pleased to announce a new clinic established to address veterans' deployment and service related exposure concerns. Through this effort the WRIISC will both address the individual exposure concerns of more veterans and serve as a leader of expertise in this area of deployment health.
Do you have:
Concerns about possible health effects of exposures that your patients might have had during deployments and/or
service?
Do your patients have:
Concerns about possible current or future health effects from exposures they may have had during deployments or
during their time in service, including potential exposure to?
- Anthrax Vaccine
- Depleted Uranium
- Multiple Immunizations
- Prophylactic Medications
- Nerve Agents or their antidotes
- Sandstorms
- Soot from oil well fires
- Air Pollution from burning trash
- Jet Fuel, Solvents, Paints, Heavy metals, etc.
- The impact of exposures on family members
The key to addressing exposure concerns is taking a solid exposure history and placing health concerns in context.
You can now refer your patients to the WRIISC for a consultation to discuss these concerns. Simply place a consult in CPRS and we will schedule a consultation. We will document the consultation in CPRS along with any follow-up recommendations.