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<h2>Acronyms and Abbreviations</h2>
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<th scope="col">Acronym</th>
<th scope="col" align="left">Full Name</th></tr>
<tr><td scope="row" width="90">ABSA</td>
<td width="485">American Biological Safety Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ACEP</td>
<td>Advisory Committee on Export Policy</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ADA</td>
<td>Americans with Disabilities Act</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">AHA</td>
<td>American Hospital Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">AHRQ</td>
<td>Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ALS</td>
<td>advanced life support</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">AMA</td>
<td>American Medical Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ANA</td>
<td>American Nurses Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">APHL</td>
<td>Association of Public Health Laboratories</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">APIC</td>
<td>Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ASM</td>
<td>American Society for Microbiology</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BDS</td>
<td>biohazard detection system</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BIDS</td>
<td>biological integrated detection system</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BMBL</td>
<td>biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BSC</td>
<td>biological safety cabinets</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BSC</td>
<td>biosafety containment</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BSI</td>
<td>body substance isolation</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BSL</td>
<td>biosafety level (lab)</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BT</td>
<td>bioterrorism</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">BW</td>
<td>biological weapons</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CAP</td>
<td>College of American Pathologists</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CBIRF</td>
<td>Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (U.S. Marines)</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CBRNE</td>
<td>chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear/explosive</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CDC</td>
<td>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CFR</td>
<td>Code of Federal Regulations</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CLIA</td>
<td>Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CSEPP</td>
<td>Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CSIS</td>
<td>Center for Strategic and International Studies</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">CST-WMD</td>
<td>Civil Support Team&#8212;Weapons of Mass Destruction</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">DECON</td>
<td>decontamination</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">DHS</td>
<td>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">DoD</td>
<td>U.S. Department of Defense</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">DOJ</td>
<td>U.S. Department of Justice</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ECBC</td>
<td>United States Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EIPs</td>
<td>emerging infectious programs</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EMI</td>
<td>Emergency Management Institute (FEMA)</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EMS</td>
<td>emergency medical service</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EMT</td>
<td>emergency medical technicians</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EMTALA</td>
<td>Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ENA</td>
<td>Emergency Nurses Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">EPA</td>
<td>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">FBI</td>
<td>U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">FDA</td>
<td>U.S. Food and Drug Administration</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">FEMA</td>
<td>Federal Emergency Management Agency</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">FERN</td>
<td>Food Emergency Response Network</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">GAO</td>
<td>General Accounting Office</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HAN</td>
<td>Health Alert Network</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HAZMAT</td>
<td>hazardous materials</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HAZWOPER</td>
<td>Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HCF</td>
<td>health care facilities</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HCP</td>
<td>health care professional</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HEPA</td>
<td>high efficiency particle arrestor (mask)</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HICPAC</td>
<td>Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HHS</td>
<td>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HRSA</td>
<td>Health Resources and Services Administration</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HSEEP</td>
<td>Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">HVA</td>
<td>hazards vulnerability assessment</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">IATA</td>
<td>International Air Transport Association</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ICS</td>
<td>Incident Command System</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">JCAHO</td>
<td>Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">LEPC</td>
<td>Local Emergency Planning Committee</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">LLNL</td>
<td>Lawrence Livermore National Lab</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">LRN</td>
<td>Laboratory Response Network</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">MALS</td>
<td>mobile analytical laboratory system</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">MMRS</td>
<td>Metropolitan Medical Response System</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NACCHO</td>
<td>National Association for City and County Health Officials</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NDMS</td>
<td>National Disaster Medical System</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NEDSS</td>
<td>National Electronic Disease Surveillance System</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NFPA</td>
<td>National Fire Protection Agency</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NIIMS</td>
<td>National Interagency Incident Management System</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NIOSH</td>
<td>National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">NMRT</td>
<td>National Medical Response Team</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">ODP</td>
<td>Office of Domestic Preparedness</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">OSHA</td>
<td>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">PAPR</td>
<td>powered purifying air respirator</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">PCR</td>
<td>polymerase chain reaction</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">PDA</td>
<td>personal digital assistant</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">PHLS</td>
<td>Public Health Laboratory Service</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">PPE</td>
<td>personal protective equipment</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">RDD</td>
<td>radiological dispersal device</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">REAC/TS</td>
<td>Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">RSDL</td>
<td>reverse spiral dual layer</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SARS</td>
<td>severe acute respiratory syndrome</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SAIC</td>
<td>Science Applications International Corporation</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SBCCOM</td>
<td>U.S. Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SHSAS</td>
<td>State Homeland Security Assessment Strategy</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SME</td>
<td>subject matter expert</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">SOP</td>
<td>standard operator procedure</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">TOO</td
> <td>task order officer</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">USAMRID</td>
<td>U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">USAR</td>
<td>Urban Search and Rescue</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">USPHS</td>
<td>U.S. Public Health Service</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">USPS</td>
<td>U.S. Post Office</td></tr>
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<td scope="row">WMD</td>
<td>weapons of mass destruction</td></tr>
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<p class="size2"><a href="devmodel1.htm#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of August 2005<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 05-0099</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness: Personal Protective Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and Laboratory Capacity</em>. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0099, August 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/devmodels/</p>
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