Weapons of mass casualties and terrorism response handbook
By: Charles Stewart.
Contributors: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Terrorism -- Health aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Weapons of mass destruction -- Health aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Biological Warfare.; Chemical Warfare.; Disaster Planning.; Bioterrorism.; Emergency Medical Services.; Emergency Medical Technicians.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Health aspects
Description: This text covers biological and chemical weapons and provides a brief history, sign and symptoms, personal protective measures, and treatment modalities for the various agents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tissue toxins; title: Nerve agents; title: Pulmonary agents; title: Vesicant agents; title: Non-lethal agents, tear gas, vomit gas, incapacitating agents, and smokes; title: Improvisational chemical warfare agents; title: Introduction to biological warfare; title: Live bacterial agents; title: Viral agents; title: Hemorrhagic fever viruses; title: Rickettsial agents; title: Possible biotoxins; title: Radiation emergencies; title: Electronic terrorism and directed energy weapons; title: Personal protection and decontamination; title: Summary and conclusions.