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Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents

Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents

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The emergency medicine expertise you need to prepare for--and manage--any type of bioterrorist attack!

Written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians, Toxico-terrorism covers every essential aspect of the emergency medical response to microbial, radiological, and chemical agents of terrorism. Turn to any page, and youll find lifesaving clinical strategies for the management of patients who have been exposed to a biologic, chemical, or nuclear agent.

Features

  • A logical, building-block organization filled with key tables and synoptic boxes
  • Important coverage of pre-hospital and EMS issues
  • Insights into the means of transmission, the modes of dispersal, and how secondary infection and/or contamination can occur
  • Overview of bioterror-specific signs and symptoms
  • A section on emergency department preparedness that reviews critical topics such as nursing triage, hospital/facility security, pharmacy preparedness, and hospital staff issues
  • Up-to-date information on labs, microscopy, and radiology
  • Key diagnostic criteria for all agents
  • Thorough coverage of treatment strategies for all agents discussed in the book
  • Infection control modalities
  • Survey of prophylaxis strategies
  • Valuable section on public health considerations
Product Details
McGraw Hill / Medical
45579
9780071471862
9780071471862

Data sheet

Publication date
2007
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
622
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 274
Weight (g)
1422

  • Part I: General Patient Principles

    1. Toxidrome Recognition

    2. Biodromes--Bioweapon Recognition

    3. Countermeasures and Facility Preparedness: An Overview

    4. Supportive Care

    5. Dermal Issues

    6. Neurological Issues in Emergency Bioterrorism

    7. Cardiac Issues

    8. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Bioterrorism

    9. Ophthalmological Issues

    10. Respiratory and Critical Care Unit Issues

    11. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Issues

    12. Acute Psychiatric Issues

    13. Palliative and Expectant (Black Tag) Care

    14. Special Populations: Pediatrics

    15. Geriatrics: Bioterrorism, Emerging Threats, and Emergency Preparedness: Special Considerations for Geriatric Patients

    16. Special Populations: Women Who are Pregnant

    17. Womens Reproductive Issues

    18. Hospital Laboratory Issues

    Part II: EMS Issues

    19. Chempack

    20. Approach to Disaster and Mass Casualty Incidents

    21. Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Emergencies

    22. Enhancing Hospital Emergency Preparedness

    23. EMS-ED Considerations

    24. Field Identification and Decontamination of Toxins

    Part III: Emergency Department Preparedness

    25. Triage in the Emergency Department

    26. Pharmacy Preparedness for Incidents Involving Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Weapons

    27. Hospital Staff Issues

    Part IV: Specific Chemical Agent: Toxins/Toxicants

    28. Nerve Agents

    29. Blister Agents

    30. Chemical Asphyxiants

    31. Flammable Industrial Liquids and Gases

    32. Corrosive Industrial Agents

    33. Arsenic, Lead, and Mercury

    34. Pulmonary Agents

    35. Pesticides

    36. Nonlethal Weapons or Incapacitating Agents

    37. Other Chemical Agents

    Part V: Biologicals

    38. CDC Category Explanation (A,B,C) Overview

    39. Anthrax

    40. Yersinia Pestis--Plague

    41. Botulism

    42. Smallpox (Variola) and Poxviruses

    43. Tularemia

    44. Hemorrahagic Fever

    45. CDC Category B Agents

    46. CDC Category C Agents

    47. Emerging Pathogens

    48. Avian Influenza

    49. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    50. Agroterrorism

    Part VI: Ionizing Radiation

    51. A Practical Basis for Early Management of Radiologically Injured or Ill Patients: Ionizing Radiation Physics and Instrumentation, Radiation Protection, Contamination Control, Dosimetry, and Radiological/Nuclear (R/N) Terrorism

    52. Diagnosis and Medical Management of Radiation Injuries and Illnesses

    Part VII: Explosives/Incendiaries

    53. Medical Management of Explosives

    Part VIII: Public Health Considerations

    54. Poison Information Centers

    55. Biosurveillance

    56. Vaccines

    Appendices

    A. CDC Chemical Emergencies: Overview

    B. CDC Laboratory Preparedness for Emergencies: Response to Suspicious Substances

    C. CDC Laboratory Preparedness for Emergencies: Facts about the Laboratory Response Network

    D. CDC Laboratory Preparedness for Emergencies: Laboratory Network for Biological Terrorism

    E. CDC Specimen-Collection Protocol for a Chemical-Exposure Event

    F. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents: Collecting Specimens

    G. Continuation Guidance--Budget Year Four, Focus Area D: Laboratory Capacity--Chemical Agents

    H. Instructions for Shipping Blood Samples to CDC after a Chemical-Exposure Event

    I. Instructions for Shipping Urine Samples to CDC after a Chemical-Exposure Event

    J. Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism: Clinical Laboratory Bioterrorism Readiness Plan

    K. Riot Control Agents

    Chlorine Use as a Weapon

    Intentional Use of Radiation as a Weapon

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