WISER: Introduction

• The Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) is a system concept for providing First Responders at the scene of hazardous material incidents – chemical, biological, or radioactive – with integrated information, decision support, and communications

• Information available on stationary and mobile devices

• Substance information and identification properties come from the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), developed and maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

• This guide focuses on the web application version

http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/getHomeData.do

WISER: Content Overview

• Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including chemical identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression information.

• WISER consist of the following primary screens:• Substance List Page: lists all available substances• Substance Data Page: displays substance data for a selected

substance• Help Identify Page: identification of unknown chemicals• Tools Page: general tools and reference materials

WISER: User Profiles

• WISER allows the user to specify 1 of 3 roles they are currently performing at the scene: emergency responder, Hazmat Specialist, and EMS Specialist

• Along with basic information, users given information most relevant to their respective role

• Profile determines how certain information is presented by WISER, i.e., what ‘hot links’ are presented on the Substance Data Screen’s data menu, ensuring that the most relevant information is the most readily available.

First Responder• PPE• Protective Distance• Fire Procedures• Reactivities• Treatment

Hazmat Specialist• Phystical Properties

Summary• PPE• IDLH• Flammability Limits• NFPA 704 Classification

EMS Specialist• Treatment• Health Effects• Toxicity

Summary• IDLH• NFPA 704

Classification

WISER: Substance List

If the name of a substance is known, users can search the list and find information about the substance relevant to their role

2. Search by moving through the arrows located toward the bottom of the screen

Users can search through the list in up

to 4 ways:

http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/knownSubstanceSearch.do

1. Use A-Z links as seen in the image. Option is only available when the list is in a “Search By Name” state.

WISER: Substance List

Field for text searching

 A-Z links used to move through the substance list

 Sets the starting substance in the list

 

Navigation Controls to move through the list

 

Current status

 

Filter by substance “type”

 

4. Entering one of the substance’s ID numbers in the Known Substance field• UN/NA, CAS registry or STCC number

3. Filtering based on the “type” of substance (all substances, all chemicals, all biologicals, all radiologicals)

WISER: Substance List/Data Screen

After locating the desired substance in the list, clicking it displays the Substance Data Screen for that compound.

Ex. Diethyl Ether (alias of Ether)

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WISER: Data Screen & Profile

Basic substance information remains the same but other information provided is tailored to user type (i.e., first responder, etc.).

Ex. Diethyl Ether (alias of Ether)

Common to all user profiles