Preparing hospitals for bioterror
Subtitle: a medical and biomedical systems approach
By: edited by Joseph H. McIsaac III
Contributors: McIsaac, Joseph H
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780120884407
Subjects: Emergency medical services; Hospitals -- Emergency services; Bioterrorism
Other titles: Hospital preparation for bioterror
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Recurring pitfalls in hospital preparedness and response / Jeffrey N. Rubin; title: The history and threat of biological weapons and bioterrorism / Zygmunt F. Dembek; title: Hospital syndromic surveillance / Kathy J. Hurt-Mullen ... [et al.]; title: Biological agents, effects, treatment, and differential diagnosis / Zygmunt F. Dembek and Theodore J. Cieslak; title: Medical considerations for radiological terrorism / James Winkley and Paul D. Mongan; title: Nerve and chemical agents / Paul D. Mongan and James Winkley; title: Decontamination and personal protection / Joseph H. McIsaac, III; title: EMS preparation for terrorist events / Michael Zachera, III; title: Emergency department preparation / Michael Zacchera, III and Michael F. Zanker; title: Pediatrics: special considerations for children / James F. Wiley, II; title: The role of psychiatry and social services in the hospital response to bioterrorism / Julian D. Ford; title: Bioterrorism and obstetrics: the exposed pregnant patient / Renee A. Bobrowski, John F. Greene, Jr. and Joel Sorosky; title: Operating room preparation for mass casualties / Joseph H. McIsaac, III; title: Bioterrorism and implications for nurses and nursing / Jacquelyn McQuay; title: The role of pharmacy in emergency preparedness / Robert S. Guynn; title: The clinical engineering department role in emergency preparedness / Duane Mariotti; title: Amateur radio support for hospitals / Marina Zuetell; title: Hospital power: critical care / James F. Newton; title: Electromagnetic interference / Joseph H. McIsaac, III; title: Chapter for simulation for bioterrorism / Thomas C. Mort and Stephen Donahue; title: Simulation II: preparing for biodisasters / Richard R. Kyle, Jr.; title: Hospital large-scale drills / Garrett Havican; title: Response to SARS as a prototype for bioterrorism : lessons in a regional hospital in Hong Kong / Arthur Chun-Wing Lau ... [et al.]