Chemical Suicide Response

These resources introduce chemical-assisted suicides.

2-Pager: Chemical Assisted Suicide: Responder Information

Quick reference for:

Defining and analyzing the problem
Planning and implementing the response
Chemical properties of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide

Recognizing and Responding to Chemical-assisted Suicides

Summary: This webinar introduces chemical-assisted suicides, describes real-life examples and provides tips on how first responders can rapidly recognize a potential chemical suicide event. Includes guidance for responding to these events in ways that protect responders and members of the public.

Presenter: Reed Hodgin, AlphaTRAC, Inc./National Library of Medicine

This webinar was conducted on March 31, 2016 and is no longer available. Please view slides for an overview.