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Anesth Analg 2005;101:1135-1140
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000167642.11429.f5

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA

Emergency Preparedness for Biological and Chemical Incidents: A Survey of Anesthesiology Residency Programs in the United States

Keith A. Candiotti, MD, Aimee Kamat, MD, Paul Barach, MD, MPH, Fani Nhuch, MD, David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, and David J. Birnbach, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Address correspondence to Keith A. Candiotti, MD, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology R-C370, 1611 NW 12th Ave., Miami, FL 33101. Address e-mail to kcandiotti{at}miami.edu.

We surveyed health care professionals about their preparations to manage the clinical problems associated with patients exposed to hazardous substances, including weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Training for WMD is considered a key part of public health policy and preparedness. Although such events are rare, when they do occur, they can cause mass casualties. In many models of mass casualty management, anesthesiology personnel are responsible for treating patients immediately on arrival at the hospital. We studied the extent of training offered to anesthesiology personnel in the use of WMD protective gear and patient management in United States (US) anesthesiology residency programs. Information was obtained via an online survey to all program directors and chairpersons of anesthesiology programs. We polled all of the 135 US anesthesiology programs of which 90 (67%) responded. Only 37% had any form of training, and many of them did not repeat training after initial sessions. Twenty-eight percent of programs east of the Mississippi River reported some form of training whereas only 17% of programs west of it reported training available. The majority of anesthesia residency programs in the US that responded to our survey provided little or no training in the management of patients exposed to WMD.






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