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Physician's guide to terrorist attack /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roy, Michael J., 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Disaster Planning > organization & administration.
Emergency Medical Services > organization & administration.
Terrorism > prevention & control.
Biological Warfare > prevention & control.
Chemical Warfare Agents > toxicity.
Decontamination > methods.
Nuclear Warfare.
Table of Contents:
  • pt I : Responding to an Incident
  • Mass Casualty Events : Lessons Learned
  • Hospital Preparation and Response to an Incident
  • Physician Recognition of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases
  • An Introduction to Biological, Chemical, Nuclear, and Radiological Weapons, with a Review of Their Historical Use
  • pt II : Biological Agents
  • Anthrax
  • Plague
  • Tularemia
  • Brucellosis
  • Q Fever
  • Melioidosis and Glanders
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • Ricin Toxin
  • Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
  • Mycotoxins
  • Smallpox
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Viral Encephalitides
  • pt III : Chemical Agents
  • Pulmonary Toxic Agents
  • Cyanide
  • Vesicants
  • Nerve Agents
  • Incapacitating Agents
  • Riot Control Agents
  • pt IV : Additional Considerations
  • Radiation Effects
  • Explosives
  • The Psychological Impact of Terrorist Incidents
  • Conclusions