Library Classes August 10 and 18, 2011

WISER
Wednesday, August 10
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a system designed to assist First Responders in hazardous material incidents. Developed by the National Library of Medicine, WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance.  While designed for emergency responders, this resource is useful in any situation involving hazardous chemicals.  Attendees will learn about the substance identification and search capabilities of WISER.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713-799-7170

Register Here

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Nursing Research Resources
Thursday, August 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A look at resources offered by the library that focus on Nursing and Allied Health. Topics include: finding full-text articles, finding evidence-based care sheets, and point-of-care tools for clinical settings. Primary resources covered include: CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health Source, and Nursing Reference Center.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713-799-7170

Register Here

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Library Classes August 10 - 18, 2011

WISER
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
1:00PM - 3:00PM

WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a system designed to assist First Responders in hazardous material incidents. Developed by the National Library of Medicine, WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance.  While designed for emergency responders, this resource is useful in any situation involving hazardous chemicals.  Attendees will learn about the substance identification and search capabilities of WISER.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713-799-7170

Register Here

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Nursing Research Resources
Thursday, August 18, 2011
10:00AM - 12:00PM

A look at resources offered by the library that focus on Nursing and Allied Health. Topics include: finding full-text articles, finding evidence-based care sheets, and point-of-care tools for clinical settings. Primary resources covered include: CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health Source, and Nursing Reference Center.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713-799-7170

Register Here

Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management Web Site

Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) was produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, and many medical, emergency response, toxicology, and other types of experts.

The goals of this web site are to enable first responders, first receivers, other healthcare providers, and planners to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of mass-casualty incidents involving chemicals. Provide a comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based resource that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.

To download CHEMM to your computer, visit:
http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/about.htm#download

Other links from CHEMM include:

Types and Categories of Hazardous Chemicals:
http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/agentcategories.htm

Acute Patient Care Guidelines: http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/mmghome.htm

CHEMM Intelligent Syndromes Tool: http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/chemmist.htm
a prototype decision support tool developed as an aid for identifying the chemical a patient was exposed to in a mass casualty incident.

For more information on CHEMM visit the website at:
http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/index.html

New Version WISER 4.4

A new version of WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is now available at the National Library of Medicine WISER website: http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/whats_new_4_4.html

Highlights of this version include:

New interactive Chemical Reactivity capability

• Starting with an initial substance, create your own mix of chemicals
• · Overview of potential hazards
• · Retrieve detailed reaction information 

19 new substances introduced, including Crude Oil and oil spill dispersants like Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527

For more information, visit the WISER website What’s New in 4.4 at: http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/whats_new_4_4.html