Caring for Veterans with Toxic Exposures: Veteran Exposure Assessment Screening and Evaluation (VET-EASE) Toolkit

Damon Toczylowski; Mona Pearl Treyball; Susan Letvak; Penny Kaye Jensen

doi:10.18043/001c.89204

Caring for Veterans with Toxic Exposures: Veteran Exposure Assessment Screening and Evaluation (VET-EASE) Toolkit

N C Med J. 2023 Jul;84(6):373-378. doi: 10.18043/001c.89204.

Authors

Damon Toczylowski¹, Mona Pearl Treyball², Susan Letvak³, Penny Kaye Jensen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterans Affairs.
² College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver.
³ Veterans Access Program, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
⁴ National APRN Practice, Department of Veterans Affairs.

PMID: 39347638
DOI: 10.18043/001c.89204

Abstract

As millions of Veterans and Service Members seek care in the community, it is important to understand the needs of this vulnerable population regarding occupational expo-sures. Inadequate preparedness to recognize and treat service-related/suspected medical complications is an issue among clinical providers that needs urgent attention.

Keywords: Damon N. Toczylowski; Mona Pearl Treyball; PACT Act; Veterans Affairs; contamination; health care; health care access; nursing; pollution; toxic exposure; veterans.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Mass Screening / methods
North Carolina
Occupational Exposure* / adverse effects
Occupational Exposure* / prevention & control
United States
Veterans*