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New: Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) Online Resource
Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News
|From a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response: Chemical emergencies are high risk events that require first responders to quickly make a series of complex decisions to minimize the risk of injury to their patients and themselves. The tools in Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) […]
Trusted Health Info When and Where Needed: National Library of Medicine Launches MedlinePlus Connect"
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|From NLM: The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has formally launched MedlinePlus Connect. This free service allows health organizations and health information technology (HIT) providers to link patient portals and electronic health record (EHR) systems to MedlinePlus.gov, a trusted source of […]
From NLM: The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, announces the release of a new Turning the Pages “app” for the iPad. The application is free and features selections from three rare books from the Library’s collection. All three books first appeared on NLM’s Turning the Pages kiosks and […]
National Library of Medicine Releases Digital Library of American Medical Books Dating Back to 1690
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|From an NLM Announcement: The National Library of Medicine announces the release of “Medicine in the Americas.” A digital resource encompassing over 300 early American printed books, Medicine in the Americas makes freely available original works demonstrating the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the […]
Congrats to the three winning libraries! From NLM: The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, recently conducted a video contest in which the public was invited to create original short videos, promoting awareness of NLM’s products and services. Entries were submitted on YouTube and […]
Access the mobile app (no download, all browsers) here. Info is available in the following categories: How to Respond to Water Emergencies steps to be taken Recovery Procedures by material to be recovered Health and Safety information on mold and asbestos Resources glossary, diagrams Videos of recovery procedures More info on this web site. Source: […]
From NLM: New Web and Mobile Versions of Radiation Emergency Medical Management
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|From the NLM Technical Bulletin: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) has released new online and mobile versions. Key updates include: Mobile REMM: updated content for Android (new), iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile Nuclear Reactor Accidents: new content and references Potassium Iodide: new content and references Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): […]
The iPad app adds another way to access the collection of historic digitized biomedical books that the National Library Of Medicine “Turning the Pages (TTP) installation offers. You can access the iPad version from the App Store. The app and access to the database is free. From the TTP App Store Page: [The iPad] version […]
NLM 175: Upcoming Events and Milestones at National Library of Medicine
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|As many of you know the National Library of Medicine (the world’s largest library of library of the health sciences and collections) in Bethesda, MD is celebrating their 175th anniversary in 2011 with many events, a special web site, a couple of contests and more. An recent announcement reminded us of two special events taking […]