Publisher's Synopsis
The collapse of the World Trade Center and the subsequent persistent and complex health problems experienced by the emergency responders illustrated the need for improved health monitoring and surveillance of emergency responders. As a result, a multi-agency task force was created to address the problem. This task force worked with the U.S. National Response Team (NRT) to develop the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance(TM) (ERHMS(TM)) Technical Assistance Document (TAD). The TAD details best practices and contains tools, examples, and forms that have been used by various agencies when responding to incidents
