Physician’s Guide to Terrorist Attack
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| ISBN: |
1468498142 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781468498141 |
| Herausgeber: |
Michael J Roy |
| Verlag: |
Humana Press |
| Umfang: |
xvi, 406 S., 54 s/w Illustr., 4 farbige Illustr., 406 p. 58 illus., 4 illus. in color. |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
21.07.2012 |
| Auflage: |
1/2012 |
| Produktform: |
Kartoniert |
| Einband: |
Kartoniert |
In an age of continuing and devastating terrorist acts, medical and emergency personnel must be able to respond rapidly to victims of biological, chemical, nuclear, and explosive attacks. In Physician’s Guide to Terrorist Attack, leading medical experts from the military and other branches of government comprehensively review the major agents of terrorist attack and the proper diagnostic and therapeutic methods for dealing with them. Infectious disease experts describe clinical techniques for the 13 most feared bacteria, viruses, and toxins, including anthrax, plague, botulinum toxins, ricin, mycotoxins, smallpox, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Chemical experts provide clinical guidance for dealing with pulmonary toxic agents, cyanide, vesicants, nerve agents, incapacitating agents, and riot control agents. Other chapters discuss the treatment of blast injuries, the effects of nuclear and radiological weapons, and the psychological aftermath of terrorist events. Each biological and chemical agent is presented in a readable case study format for quick reference and rapid assimilation of vital diagnostic and therapeutic information. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Physician’s Guide to Terrorist Attack provides emergency personnel, physicians, and health care workers with a highly practical handbook for confidently and effectively diagnosing and medically managing the victims of terrorist attack.
Beschreibung
InhaltsangabePart I. Responding to an Incident Mass Casualty Events: Lessons Learned Bonnie L. Smoak and James A. Geiling Hospital Preparation and Response to an Incident James A. Geiling Physician Recognition of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases Kevin Yeskey and Stephen A. Morse Introduction to Biological, Chemical, Nuclear, and Radiological Weapons: With a Review of Their Historical Use Clinton K. Murray Part II. Biological Agents Anthrax Steven J. Durning and Michael J. Roy Plague, Jennifer C. Thompson. Tularemia Christian F. Ockenhouse Brucellosis David L. Hoover Q Fever R. Scott Miller Melioidosis and Glanders, Aileen M. Marty Botulinum Toxins Naomi E. Aronson Ricin Toxin Glenn Wortmann Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B David L. Blazes Mycotoxins Duane R. Hospenthal Smallpox James V. Lawler and Timothy H. Burgess Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Thomas W. Geisbert, Aileen M. Marty, and Peter B. Jahrling Viral Encephalitides Niranjan Kanesa-thasan Part III. Chemical Agents Pulmonary Toxic Agents Rafael E. Padilla Cyanide Steven I. Baskin, Jonathan S. Kurche, and Beverly I. Maliner Vesicants Edward Lucci Nerve Agents Jonathan Newmark Incapacitating Agents Sage W. Wiener and Lewis S. Nelson Riot Control Agents Richard J. Thomas and Philip A. Smith Part IV. Additional Considerations Radiation Effects Vijay K. Singh and Thomas M. Seed Explosives John M. Wightman and Barry A. Wayne Psychological Impact of Terrorist Incidents Timothy J. Lacy and David M. Benedek Conclusions Michael J. Roy Index
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