WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. WISER 4.4 is now available!  You can download this update to WISER’s Windows, Pocket PC, and SmartPhone platforms from the WISER Web site (http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/), or access the updated on-line version, WebWISER (http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/getHomeData.do).  Highlights of this version include (please see the WISER Web site’s What’s New in 4.4 (http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/whats_new_4_4.html) for more information):

• WISER for Windows rolls out a new, interactive Chemical Reactivity capability. You can:
• Create your own mix of chemicals.
• See an overview of the resulting potential hazards.
• Delve into the detailed reaction behind each hazard or gas produced.
• 19 new substances and mixtures of substances have been introduced, including Crude Oil and the Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 dispersants.

In addition, WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 1.1 is now available from Apple’s App Store.

Coming this Spring and Summer for WISER are:

• Enhancements to WISER for iPhone/iPod touch, including the help identify tool, and iPad-focused support.
• WISER for the Android platform.

Please use the Contact Us page of the WISER Web site to submit your feedback and ideas or anything else related to WISER.

We would also like to note the following resources of special interest to those who need to learn more about or have urgent access to health information related to tsunamis, earthquakes, and radiation emergencies currently affecting Japan.

• Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM).  Clinicians and others who need to learn about assessing and managing radiation emergencies are urged to use the Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) Web site (http://remm.nlm.gov). Selected key files from REMM are also available for downloading on mobile devices from http://www.remm.nlm.gov/downloadmremm.htm. The entire REMM web site can be downloaded to a laptop or desktop computer for use where there is no Internet connection.
• Japan Disasters Topic Page.  A new page of links to information on “Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Event – March 2011” is now available at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/japan2011.html. The resources on this page may help with understanding the health issues related to the devastating Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant situation. Resources from the National Library of Medicine, U.S. federal agencies, and other key resources are listed for responders, health professionals, and the general public.

For questions regarding REMM and the Japan Disasters Topic Page, please email custserv@nlm.nih.gov or call 1-888-346-3656 in the United States, or 301-594-5983 internationally.

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