Physician's Guide to Terrorist Attack

2004
ISBN: 978-1-58829-207-0
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Book w. online files / update, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1006 g

Leading medical experts from the military and other branches of government comprehensively review the possible infectious disease and chemical agents that can be used in terrorist attack and the proper diagnostic and therapeutic methods for dealing with them. The book also discusses treating blast injuries, the effects of nuclear and radiological weapons, and the psychological effects of terrorist events. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Physician's Guide to Terrorist Attack provides physicians, health care workers, and emergency personnel with a practical handbook for confidently and effectively diagnosing and managing the victims of terrorist attack.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roy, Michael J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Notfallmedizin & Unfallmedizin (inkl. Notdienste)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Responding to an Incident.- 1 Mass Casualty Events: Lessons Learned.- 2 Hospital Preparation and Response to an Incident.- 3 Physician Recognition of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases.- 4 Introduction to Biological, Chemical, Nuclear, and Radiological Weapons: With a Review of Their Historical Use.- II: Biological Agents.- 5 Anthrax.- 6 Plague.- 7 Tularemia.- 8 Brucellosis.- 9 Q Fever.- 10 Melioidosis and Glanders.- 11 Botulinum Toxins.- 12 Ricin Toxin.- 13 Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B.- 14 Mycotoxins.- 15 Smallpox.- 16 Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.- 17 Viral Encephalitides.- III: Chemical Agents.- 18 Pulmonary Toxic Agents.- 19 Cyanide.- 20 Vesicants.- 21 Nerve Agents.- 22 Incapacitating Agents.- 23 Riot Control Agents.- IV: Additional Considerations.- 24 Radiation Effects.- 25 Explosives.- 26 Psychological Impact of Terrorist Incidents.- 27 Conclusions.