ACE (Assessment of Chemical Exposures) Your Partner in Chemical Incident Response
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Mary Anne Duncan, DVM, MPHSurveillance and Registries Branch
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) Webinar Series
November 1, 2010
ACE(Assessment of Chemical Exposures)
Your Partner in Chemical Incident Response
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Health Studies
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Getting started
• Conference Room Features– Feedback button– Q&A– Downloads– Transcription
• Please don’t put us on hold!
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NTSIP
• More complete view of toxic substance incidents in the U.S.
• 3 main components– National database– State surveillance– ACE – Assessment of Chemical
Exposures
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ACEActivating ACE assistance• State requests assistance• 100+ people exposed• Levels high enough for acute health
effects
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Why investigate?
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ACE
• State is the lead• Work as a team• EPI-AID
Rachel Roisman (California Department of Health) discusses surveys with Ekta Choudhary (ACE Team Member).
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ACE
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Resources
• Data– Collection–Management– Analysis
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GIS Maps
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GIS Maps
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Data Collection
• Questionnaires• Sample collection
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Data Collection
Questionnaires
• RRR• Surveys – adults, children, pets• Medical records• Odor log
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Data Collection
• Biological sampling– Types of testing suitable for this incident– Sample collection supplies
• Environmental Testing– Usually done before ACE team arrives– ATSDR may facilitate
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Data Management
• Outbreak Management System–Many states already use– Ready to use - now– Quickly generate summary reports– Can export to SAS or Excel
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Analysis
• Laboratory Support• Technical support– Epidemiology– Toxicology– Industrial Hygiene– GIS–Modeling
Medical Toxicologist Rizwan Rivaz (ACE Team Member) reviews data gathered from the incident
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Reporting
• EPI –AID Trip Report• Manuscripts• Alerts
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Health Studies
Requesting ACE Response Teams
404-567-3256 – ACE [email protected]
770-488-7100 – 24/7 Emergency Operations
For more information on ACE and NTSIP, visit
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ntsip/
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Follow-up Question 1
• See speakers notes attached to slide presentation
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Follow-up Question 2
• See speakers notes attached to slide presentation
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Follow-up Question 3
• See speakers notes attached to slide presentation
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Follow-up Question 4
• See speakers notes attached to slide presentation