CHEMPACK containers are self-contained units placed in centralized locations to enable first responders to quickly administer life-saving antidotes and save lives. There are two types of containers: 1. EMS containers 1.1. Geared to first responders 1.2. 85% auto injectors 1.3. 454 casualty capacity 2. Hospital containers 2.1. Geared to clinical car...
The CHEMPACK program began as an initiative of CDC's Division of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in 1983 before oversight and operational control of the SNS and CHEMPACK moved to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in early 2018. It provides antidotes (three countermeasures used concomitantly) to nerve agents for pre-positioning by State, local, …