Medical response to terrorism
Subtitle: preparedness and clinical practice
By: editor-in-chief, Daniel C. Keyes ; editors, Jonathan L. Burstein, Richard B. Schwartz, Raymond E. Swienton.
Contributors: Keyes, Daniel C.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
Subjects: Terrorism.; Medical emergencies.; Terrorism.; Communicable Disease Control.; Disaster Planning.; Emergency Medical Services.; Poisoning.; Radiation Injuries.
Description: "In a terrorist attack, rapid response is critical. This hands-on resource, written by leading international experts, prepares your emergency medical teams to act with confidence in a large-scale emergency. In-depth coverage describes specific agents and threats, emphasizes rapid diagnosis of exposure, and details effective interventions - including prevention of secondary contamination of health care workers." "Chemical, biologic, toxicologic, nuclear, and explosive threats are each addressed using a systematic format that includes background, triage, decontamination, signs and symptoms, and medical management. The second half of the book covers preparedness - including issues specific to hospitals, communities, emergency medical services, and the media."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chemical nerve agents / Daniel C. Keyes; title: Vesicating agents including mustard and Lewisite / Stacey L. Hail and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Cyanide / Rebeca Gracia; title: Phosgene and toxic gases / Melissa L. Givens; title: Incapacitating agents: BZ, calmative agents, and riot control agents / John Gomez and Yedidia Bentur; title: Anthrax / Anthony J. Carbone; title: Plague / Anthony J. Carbone; title: Smallpox / Lisa Rotz, Inger Damon, and Joanne Cono; title: Viral hemorrhagic fevers / Erik J. Won and Anthony J. Carbone; title: Lesser known biological agents and potential threats / Teriggi J. Ciccone and Seric S. Cusick; title: Botulinum: the most toxic substance known / Robert Abar Timmons and Anthony J. Carbone; title: Toxins / Sophia Dyer and Stephen Traub; title: Types of radiation: basic theory explained for the nonphysicist / Greene Shepherd; title: Detection of nuclear radiation / Keith Edsall and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Personal protection and decontamination for radiation emergencies / Keith Edsall and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Treatment of radiation exposure and contamination / Keith Edsall and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Radiation dispersal devices, dirty bombs, and nonconventional radiation exposure / Madison Patrick, Keith Edsall, and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Detonation of a nuclear device / Cham E. Dallas; title: Nuclear power plant disasters / Wilfredo Rivera; title: Types of explosions and explosive injuries defined / Adam Miller and Richard Linsky; title: Structure collapse, extrication, crush syndrome, and rhabdomyolysis / Adam H. Miller; title: Introduction to all-hazards preparedness and planning for terrorism / Adam H. Miller ... [et al.]; title: Scene preparedness / Marc Eckstein and Ray Fowler; title: Hospital preparedness / Kathy J. Rinnert and Daniel C. Keyes; title: Community public health preparedness / Scott F. Wetterhall, and Darren F. Collins; title: Mass gathering preparedness / Carl Menckhoff, and Michael Shaw; title: Federal, state, regional, and local resource access and utilization / David W. Gruber; title: Personal protective equipment / Joshua G. Schier and Robert S. Hoffman; title: All-hazards approach to decontamination / Richard N. Bradley; title: Detection, prediction, and surveillance / Warren L. Whitlock and Gay Dews Thompson; title: Health care facilities and interagency communication during terrorism / Raymond L. Fowler ... [et al.]; title: Media and communications preparedness for terrorist events / Raymond L. Fowler, Paul E. Pepe, Paul E. Moore; title: Exercises and educational courses in terrorism preparedness / Myra M. Socher and Edwin K. Leap; title: Technology applications in preparedness training / Timothy D. Peterson; title: Strategic response to explosive and traumatic terrorism / Brian A. Krakover; title: The forensic evaluation of gunshot wounds associated with a terrorist event / William S. Smock; title: Homeland security / F. Marion Cain III and Gary L. Holt; title: The role of military medicine in civilian disaster response / Brian A. Krakover; title: Law enforcement related agencies / William Fabbri and Nelson Tang; title: Psychological impact of terrorism / Gregory Luke Larkin, Jay Woody, and Cynthia Claassen; title: Being a child in the midst of terrorism / Richard Aghababian ... [et al.]; title: Agricultural terrorism and its implication on the health care system / Timothy Rupp and Shane Zatkalik; title: Mass fatality incidents / Lynn Roppolo and Kathy Rinnert; title: Cyberterrorism / Brian Krakover.