Individual preparedness and response to chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks /

Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The re...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Davis, Lynn E. (Lynn Etheridge), 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, [2003]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result is an individual's strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple and directive response and preparatory actions. The actions are appropriate regardless of likelihood of an attack, scale of attack, or government alert level; designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt. A reference card included at the back of the guide encapsulates the key points and can be removed for display in a prominent place.
Item Description:"MR-1731-SF"--Page 4 of cover.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 161 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161).
ISBN:0833036084
9780833036087
1282451383
9781282451384