Health Provider Specimen Collection and Shipping Protocols for Chemical Events
The following documents are for planning and response purposes where intentional use of chemical(s) is suspected, and for appropriate collection and shipping protocols. Included is the standard Department of Health laboratory order form for clinical specimen analysis.
*All documents in pdf format
Sample Collection
- Case Definitions for Chemical Poisoning - 786 KB, 28 pgs
- Specimen Collection Protocol for Chemical-Exposure Event - 530 KB, 1 pg
Shipping
- Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected From People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents
(112 KB/7 pages) (CSH Guidelines Version 10.07)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents" - Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event
(643 KB/1 page) (CT Blood Shipping Pictorial Version 5.08)
One-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping blood specimens to CDC. - Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
(69 KB/2 pages) - Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event
(484 KB/2 pages) (CT Urine Shipping Pictorial Version 5.08)
This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping urine specimens to CDC. - Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
(15 KB/2 pages)
Department of Health Laboratory Clinical Testing
- Clinical Test Form - 187 KB, 1 page
Laboratory Contact
- Call 802-863-7335
- Within Vermont only: 800-660-9997