Preparedness and Clinical Practice
by Daniel C. Keyes
Medical Response to Terrorism prepares your emergency medical teams to act with confidence in a large-scale emergency.
Features:
- Practical algorithms show you when to suspect and how to recognize exposure to terrorist attack
- Decontamination and personnel protection protocols ensure your team's safety when providing care to exposed patients
- Important public health guidance lets you know when and how to notify public health networks of a suspected terror attack
- Summaries of key features for each terror agent alert your team to must-know information on biologic, toxicologic, nuclear, or explosive weapons
- An important section on practice drills and disaster simulations prepares your emergency team for any scenario
Contents
Part One: Agents of Terrorism and Medical Management
- Chemical Terrorism
- Biological Agents
- Biochemical Terrorism
- Nuclear Terrorism
- Explosives and Traumatic Terrorism
Part Two: All-Hazards Preparedness for Terrorism
- Planning Preparedness for Terrorism
- Equipment Preparedness for Terrorism
- Communications Preparedness for Terrorism
- Training Preparedness for Terrorism
- Operational Medical Preparedness for Terrorism
- Special Considerations for Terrorist Events
Index
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