Health Advisory: Precautions Related to Orange Threat Level

Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
For Immediate Release:
January 2, 2004

Contact:
Office of the Director
912 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: (800) 392-0272
Fax: (573) 751-6041
Web site: www.dhss.state.mo.us

Information for Hospitals, Clinicians, Emergency Responders, and Public Health Agencies on Precautions Related to Orange Threat Level

On Sunday, December 21, 2003, the nation's threat level was raised from elevated risk ("yellow") to high risk ("orange"), the second highest level of the Homeland Security Advisory System. The change reflects an increased risk of a terrorist attack on the U.S.

At this time, hospitals, clinicians, emergency responders, and public health agencies are urged to be fully prepared to respond to terrorist attacks involving bioterrorism, chemical, or radiation/nuclear weapons.

This Health Advisory contains information for hospitals, medical professionals, emergency responders, and public health professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on resources for use in case of an emergency. It consists of three sections, with each section focusing on a different set of hazard agents that could be used in a terrorist event: bioterrorism, chemical, and radiation/nuclear threats.

Any suspected biological, chemical, or nuclear/radiological terrorism event should be reported immediately to the local public health agency, or to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) at 1-800-392-0272, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Hospitals, medical professionals, emergency responders, and public health agencies are reminded that additional information on biological, chemical, and nuclear/radiological terrorism, including specific information for clinicians, is available through DHSS at http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/BT_Response/BT_Response.html.

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Information for Hospitals, Clinicians, Emergency Responders, and Public Health Agencies on Precautions Related to Orange Threat Level

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