ENGLISH

Medical Response to Terrorism: Preparedness and Clinical Practice

By Daniel C. Keyes , Jonathan L. Burstein , Richard B. Schwartz , Raymond E. Swienton,

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0781749867, 9780781749862
LCC
RC88.9.T47 M43 2005
Open Library ID
OL17887990M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
13 MB (13341835 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
581\0
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This comprehensive reference provides all the information emergency departments and personnel need to prepare for and respond to terrorist events. The first section covers all agents potentially used in terrorist attacks—chemical, biologic, toxicologic, nuclear, and explosive—in a systematic format that includes background, triage, decontamination, signs and symptoms, medical management, personnel protection, and guidelines for notifying public health networks. Algorithms show when to suspect and how to recognize exposure and detail signs and symptoms and management protocols. The second section focuses on all-hazards preparedness for hospitals, communities, emergency medical services, and the media, and includes an important chapter on simulation of disasters.

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