Pdr Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563634260 ISBN 13: 9781563634260

Publisher: Physicians Desk Reference Inc, 2002

Synopsis

A guide for health care professionals offers information necessary to provide emergency care in the event of a biological or chemical attack, discussing symptoms associated with more than fifty toxic agents and the appropriate clinical response.

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From the Inside Flap

...Provides an easily usable, rapid reference guide to both biological and chemical warfare/terrorist agents. The 1-2 page synopsis on each agent provides any health care worker with a quick initial review. Additional emphasis of sections such as distinguishing influenza from anthrax and precautionary measures during a bioterrorism attack are especially useful.

Christopher P. Holstege, M.D. Medical Director Division of Medical Toxicology Department of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia

Reviews

Designed as a ready reference, the PDRR Guide highlights symptoms and effective treatments, including dosage and supportive care. The text is divided into seven sections: biological agents, chemical agents, treatment modalities, antibiotics, vaccines, medical safety, and government guidelines and advisories. Altogether, 50 biological and chemical agents, 50 treatment modalities, and 23 drugs are described in detail. Most of the toxicological data are extracted from MicromedexR, a series of four databases from Thomson offering advice drawn from medical literature, clinical specialists, and drug manufacturers. The information on prescribing antibiotics is in standard PDRR format. A directory of protective-clothing manufacturers and distributors is a nice addition. No index is provided, but there is a useful table of contents. Neither book includes color photos showing skin manifestations upon exposure to these agents, something that would be especially useful for clinicians unfamiliar with smallpox, anthrax, or other up-until-now exotic diseases. The Journal of the American Medical Association, for example, publishes consensus-based recommendations for the management of bioterrorist diseases that include such illustrations, and they can also be found in Sen. Bill Frist's recent, consumer-oriented When Every Moment Counts. While much of the information here is already available from disparate sources, these two volumes offer timesaving convenience at low cost with minimal overlap. If you must choose only one, take Bioterrorism and Public Health, as its index and easily readable table of contents facilitate subject searching. Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib., NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Physicians Desk Reference Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563634260
• ISBN 13: 9781563634260
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 404
• Editor: Bartlett John G., Sifton David W., Kelly Gwynned L.