Emergency Preparedness
Washington Occupational Health Associates is an experienced provider of emergency preparedness planning and emergency response. Our board-certified physicians are uniquely qualified to respond to client needs in this emerging area and have served both governmental and private sectors in planning for and responding to terrorist and bioterrorism attacks. WOHA physicians also serve as Corporate Emergency Response Medical Directors for a number of clients.
Clinical Consulting in:
- Corporate emergency response policy
- Threat assessments
- Bioterrorism protection
- Chemical and other agent exposures
- Evaluation and management of employees with potential exposures
- Case management
- Emergency training programs
- Emergency response respirator certifications
24/7 Emergency Response for:
- Risk assessment and communication
- Biological and chemical emergencies
- Emergency medical management
- Employee evaluations and treatment
- First responder protocols
AED Programs
- Organize training and instruction programs
- Establish and maintain guidelines for care
- Provide on-going medical supervison
Click here for more information on Early Defibrillation programs from WOHA.
Recent Examples of Emergency & Bioterrorism Responses
- Evaluation and treatment of workers from Capitol Hill, Brentwood Postal Facility, and other sites for potential exposure to anthrax
- Evaluation of first responders and others in New York City and the Pentagon after 9/11 attacks
- Evaluation of a group of workers who inhaled aerosolized particulats after a bomb exploded in a New York City skyscraper
- Evaluationand treatment of workers exposed to:
- cyanide vapors emitted from a hazardous waste site sampling well
- blood from an HIV-infected co-worker
- blood borne pathogens from a crushed air courier package
- head injuries from falling polyethylene storage tank
- cuts from a commercial cleaner water gun with a jet velocity of over 900 mph
- ethelyne glycol as a result of "crossed lines" in a manufacturing process
- PCB residue from a manufacturing site near residential neighborhoods