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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Pertti (Bert) J. Hakkinen, Ph.D. Senior Toxicologist, and Toxicology and Environmental Health Science Advisor

Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

Also:

Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics Department, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

NLM’s Free Downloadable, Online, and Smartphone

Tools for First Responders and Others. Part 1: WISER (Wireless Information System for

Emergency Responders)

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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2

Times and Technologies are Changing!

Photo courtesy of Cesar Bandera, Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of Technology



U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) NLM’s Mission: Collect, organize, and disseminate health-

related information.

  World’s largest biomedical library   Millions of items in collection

  Services: PubMed, MedlinePlus and many others   Several hundred million searches of PubMed each year   Articles from several thousand journals indexed monthly

  Research and Development   Biomedical informatics and communications

  Relatively new focus (within Specialized Information Services): Disaster information



NLM Disaster and Emergency Response Tools

  Wireless Information System for Emergency

Responders (WISER) --- released about eight years ago

  Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) --- released in mid-2011

  Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) --- released about four years ago

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http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/



http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/

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NLM’s challenges Need to compile authoritative, trustworthy information Information needs to meet the needs of the users Users need to have access when and where they need it Users need easy access, e.g., during emergencies Information evolves Ways to deliver and access the information evolve

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Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)

www.wiser.nlm.nih.gov

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WISER - Strategic Objectives

  Easy to use, intuitive   Information tailored to the specific needs and roles

of 1st responders, HazMat, EMS, & 1st receivers   Reliable, complete, and trustworthy information   Unknown substance identification capabilities   Provide a platform that can be expanded to support

other emergency response needs   Rich, stand-alone capability with enhanced

connected (wireless) capabilities   Cross-platform, multi-device architecture

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WISER Platforms – A Little History

Palm Pilot

iPhone

Pocket PC

Laptop

WebWISER Blackberry Android

August 2011

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Download as a standalone application on: Microsoft Windows PCs Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices Google Android devices Windows Mobile devices BlackBerry devices (Internet connectivity needed) Palm OS PDAs

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WebWISER With Internet connection, use Web browser to access same functionality of standalone WISER Supports PC and other browsers, including on BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android devices

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WISER Basics

Either you know what you’re dealing with…

… or you don’t!

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Examples of Recent Announcements March 1, 2012: Version 2.0 WISER for iPhone/iPod touch available January 19, 2012: Protective distance mapping for WebWISER available August 24, 2011: Version 1.0 of WISER for Android available

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WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 What’s new? WISER's popular Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS platform. Use WISER's protective distance mapping feature on your iPhone or iPod touch.

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WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 includes: Fully featured implementation of Help Identify Chemical

Identify using physical properties, signs/symptoms, categorization, NFPA placards, and transportation containers

Can save a help identify search for later recall and freely search the result list using any identifier

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Identify and validate an unknown chemical based on the following criteria: •  Physical properties of the substance gathered by observation or sensors

•  Signs and symptoms of victims of exposure

•  Categorize a substance, such as a substance used in a meth lab or a flammable substance

•  Hazard values from NFPA 704 placards

•  Transportation identification, including DOT placards, type of road trailer, and type of rail car

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“Help Identify” Unknown Chemical

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As of March 1, 2012, WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 is now available. What’s new? WISER's popular Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS platform. Use WISER's protective distance mapping feature on your iPhone or iPod touch.

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Visualize protective distance data for a given substance directly on your iPhone or iPod touch Track both current position and the location of a plotted protective distance area WISER must have permission to use location services to track your current location Accuracy of this capability is affected by the capabilities of device (note that not all iOS devices include a GPS)

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CBRNE Information in WISER

  ~420 Chemical Agents   ~20 Radiological Agents   CDC Category A Biological Agents

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WISER

Training, updates, and 24/7 accessibility   Training materials can be downloaded   WISER email list keeps users updated   WebWISER accessible 24/7 if Internet

available

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WISER Training Materials   Ready-made material for hazmat training on the use of

WISER   Scenario-based “modules”

  MS PowerPoint slides (with embedded Video & screen shots)

  Instructor Guides/Scripts   Student Handouts   Can be changed by trainer to suit specific needs   Overturned tanker, mall bomb, mobile meth lab, and

warehouse scenarios   Available online at wiser.nlm.nih.gov

  Single download

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Tools

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) Triage flowchart Radiation Events



Coming Soon to WISER

Univeral (iPad) support Help identify, tools, and protective distance mapping for WISER for Android Biological agent additions (e.g., H1N1) Enhanced ERG integration Protective distance mapping enhancements and more!



How to stay informed



http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/

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http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html

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" Comments? " Suggestions?

Pertti (Bert) J. Hakkinen, Ph.D. Senior Toxicologist, and Toxicology and Environmental Health

Science Advisor (to the Director) Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD USA [email protected] http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/

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