Public Safety & Hazardous Materials Previous Studies

Grant: The Boeing Company Corporate Contributions Medical Research Grant 1997 - 1999

Project: "Washington State Hazardous Materials Incident Study." $200,000

  • Burgess JL, Kovalchick D, Harter L, Kyes K, Thompson J. Hazardous materials events: an industrial comparison. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2000;42:546-553.
  • Burgess JL, Kovalchick D, Harter L, Kyes KB, Lymp JF, Brodkin CA. Hazardous materials events: Evaluation of transport to health care facility and evacuation and decisions. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2001;19:99-105.
  • Burgess JL, Kovalchick D, Lymp JF, Kyes KB, Robertson WO, Brodkin CA. Risk factors for adverse health effects following hazardous materials incidents. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2001;43:558-566.
  • Kovalchick DF, Burgess JL, Kyes KB, Lymp JF, Russo JE, Roy-Byrne PP, Brodkin CA. Psychological effects of hazardous materials exposures. Psychosomatic Medicine 2002;64:841-846.

Grant: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command 2002 - 2007 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program.

Project: “Acute Lung Injury Following Smoke Inhalation: Predictive Value of Sputum Biomarkers and Time Course of Lung Inflammation.” $1,268,730

  • Kurzius-Spencer M, Foster K, Littau S, Richey KJ, Sherrill D, Goodman RB, Boitano S, Burgess JL. Tracheobronchial markers of lung injury in smoke inhalation victims. Journal of Burn Care and Research 2008;29:311-318.
  • Kurzius-Spencer M, Foster K, Littau S, Richey KJ, Clark BM, Sherrill D, Boitano S, Caruso DM, Burgess JL. Tracheobronchial protease inhibitors, body surface area burns, and mortality in smoke inhalation. Journal of Burn Care and Research 2009;30:824-831.

Grant: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Association of Schools of Public Health 2005 - 2010.

Project: “Arizona Center for Public Health Preparedness.” $3,548,573

  • Granillo B, Renger R, Wakelee J, Burgess JL. Utilization of the Native American talking circle to teach Incident Command System to tribal Community Health Representatives. Journal of Community Health 2010;35:625-634.
  • Hites LS, Granillo BS, Garrison ER, Cimetta AD, Serafin VJ, Renger RF, Wakelee JF, Burgess JL. Emergency preparedness training of tribal community health representatives. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2012;14:323-329.

Other Publications

  • Burgess JL. Fumigants. In: Dart RC, Caravati EM, McGuigan MA, et al. (eds.) Medical Toxicology 3rd edition, Lippincott Williams &Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2004:1508-1515.
  • Burgess JL. Hazardous Materials Incidents. In: Dart RC, Caravati EM, McGuigan MA, et al.(eds.) Medical Toxicology 3rd edition, Lippincott Williams &Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2004:1756-1777.
  • Morrissey B, Burgess JL, and Robertson WO. Washington's experience and recommendations re: Anticoagulant rodenticides. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 1995;37:362-363.
  • Burgess JL, Keifer MC, Barnhart S, Richardson M, Robertson WO. The Hazardous Materials Exposure Information Service: Development, analysis, and medical implications. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1997;29:248-254.
  • Burgess JL, Pappas GP, Robertson WO. Hazardous materials incidents: The Washington Poison Center experience and approach to exposure assessment. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1997;39:760-766.
  • Burgess JL, Blackmon GM, Brodkin CA, Robertson WO. Hospital preparedness for hazardous materials incidents and treatment of contaminated patients. Western Journal of Medicine 1997;167:387-391.
  • Luderer U, Burgess JL, Polifka JE, Robertson WO. Calls on reproductive and developmental toxicants to a regional poison center. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 1999;41:42-46.
  • Burgess JL. Hospital evacuations due to hazardous materials incidents. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1999;17:50-52.
  • Burgess JL, Kirk MA, Borron SW, Cisek J. Emergency department hazardous materials protocol for contaminated patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1999;34:205-212.
  • Burgess JL, Kovalchick DF, Kyes KB, Thompson JN, Barnhart S. Hyperventilation following a large-scale hazardous-materials incident. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 1999;5:194-197.
  • Burgess JL, Morrissey B, Keifer MC, Robertson WO. Fumigant related illnesses: Washington State’s five-year experience. Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology 2000;38:7-14.
  • Thrasher DL, Von Derau K, Burgess JL. Health effects from reported exposure to methamphetamine labs: A poison center-based study. Journal of Medical Toxicology 2009;5:200-204.