Bioterrorism (Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Vol. 20, No. 2) - Hardcover

Darling, Robert G.; Mothershead, Jerry L.; Waeckerle, Joseph F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0721601197 ISBN 13: 9780721601199

Publisher: W.B. Saunders, 2002

Synopsis

Military and non-military experts trained to respond to victims of terrorism in the United States present a comprehensive review of biological warfare and Bioterrorism in this edition of the Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Individual articles address the history and threat of biological warfare and Bioterrorism; major and other threat syndromes in Bioterrorism (CDC Category A, Category B, and Category C Agents); diagnostic analyses of threat syndromes; medical management of suspected victims of Bioterrorism; management of vulnerable populations and co-morbid conditions; emergency mental health management; mass casualty triage; emergency department and hospital preparedness; preparing the community and EMS system; and the federal, state and local response. In light of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, this issue is essential for every emergency medicine physician and emergency department in the United States.

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From the Publisher

OUTSTANDING FEATURES

· Includes a historical discussion of biological weapons and the evolution of the threat from the early nineteenth century to the present.

· Discuss the agents of bioterrorism using the Centers for Disease Control’s classification scheme "Critical Biological Agents threat list – Categories A, B and C." Category A agents pose the greatest threat to our medical and public health systems and are therefore reviewed in some depth.

· Discuss the role of the laboratory and some of the unique medical management issues pertaining to bioterrorism.

· Includes an article describing an algorithmic approach to managing suspected victims of bioterrorism.

· A separate chapter is devoted entirely to emergency mental health management. Most mental health professionals predict, and research supports, that psychological casualties will vastly outnumber those patients truly exposed and may be difficult, if not impossible, to differentiate.

· A series of articles explores the many operational issues in preparing for and responding to bioterrorism events in the emergency department and hospital, and at the local, state, and federal levels.

· Concludes with a discussion of the profound future challenges to our efforts to stay one step ahead of those who wish us harm

From the Author

Few events in American history have so traumatized and galvanized a nation as the events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent acts of bioterrorism involving weaponized anthrax spores. Our enemies appear determined to strike us in anyway that they can – regardless of the consequences. It is hoped that this collection of papers will serve as an essential resource for medical and public health professionals - including public health practitioners, epidemiologists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied health care providers and medical emergency responders – who would seek to improve their ability to counter acts of biological terrorism.

Edition details

• Publisher: W.B. Saunders
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721601197
• ISBN 13: 9780721601199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 535