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The Bioterrorism Sourcebook

The Bioterrorism Sourcebook

9780071440868
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This unique illustrated text helps health care personnel provide expert, expeditious care to victims of biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiologic events. Emphasizing tools for differentiating and treating conditions caused by biological and chemical agents, The Bioterrorism Sourcebook is the only one-stop source of step-by-step clinical guidance on diagnosis and treatment of bioterrorism-related conditions. Concise and results-oriented, this resource features::

Illustrations, charts, and synopses for fast categorization and identification of biological and chemical agentsTables of clinical manifestations that may result from contact with bioterror substancesKey Diagnostic Criteria for all major biological, chemical, and nuclear agentsEssential findings for diagnosisPathogenesis of major biological weaponsMechanisms of cellular and systemic injuryInformation on means of transmission, modes of dispersal, and methods of exposureRisks for secondary infections and contaminationEssential historical background on prior attacks and health care responsesDiscussion of use of the clinical setting in diagnosis

Presenting actual patient management strategies for victims of biological, chemical, and nuclear agents, The Bioterrorism Sourcebook is the one essential text for a time we must prepare for-and hope never comes.

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McGraw Hill / Medical
45292
9780071440868
9780071440868

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Publication date
2006
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
549
Dimensions (mm)
150 x 226

  • Section I:: Clinical Principles and Practices

    1. Introduction to Terrorism and Bioterrorism

    2. A Clinical Approach to Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Terrorism

    3. Clinicians Roles in Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response

    4. Environmental Terrorism

    5. Surveillance Systems and Bioterrorism

    6. Vulnerable Groups:: A Summary of Relevant Concerns

    7. Psychological Effects of the BCN Threat

    8. Toxicology and Bioterrorism

    9. Legal and Ethical Issues

    Section II:: Infectious Agents

    10. A Brief History of Biological Weapons

    11. Introduction to Biological Agents

    12. Smallpox (Variola Major)

    13. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    14. Anthrax

    15. Plague (Yersinia Pestis)

    16. Tularemia (Francisella Tularensis)

    Section III:: Biotoxins and Category B and C Agents

    17. Introduction to Biotoxins

    18. Botulinum Toxin

    19. Ricin

    20. Category B, C, and Additional Agents

    Section IV:: Chemical Weapons

    21. Introduction to Chemical Weapons

    22. A Brief History of Chemical Weapons

    23. Pulmonary Agents

    24. Vesicants or Blistering Agents

    25. Nerve and Incapacitating Agents

    26. Blood-Agents

    Section V:: Nuclear and Radiation Syndromes

    27. A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons and the Atomic Age

    28. An Overview of Radiation Physics and Injury

    29. Introduction to Nuclear and Radiation Weapons

    30. Radiological Terrorism

    Conclusion

    Definitions/Abbreviations

    Dosing Regimens

    Selected Bibliography

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