Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism (eBook)

Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Primary Care Physician

Alan Melnick (Autor)

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2007 | 2008
XVIII, 248 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-47232-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Offering in-depth coverage of biologic, chemical, and radiologic agents, this timely book helps family physicians understand their role in preparing for and responding to terrorist events. The text considers the physical and psychological impact on providers and patients who are directly affected as well as spillover effects. It also examines the structure, function, and planning efforts of the public health system at the local, state, and federal levels. Emphasis is placed on how physicians can work with health officials on the delivery of preventive and therapeutic measures.

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The intentional use of biological or chemical agents to cause disease or destroy food and water supplies for political or economic reasons dates to antiquity. The turn of the twentieth century heralded the development of lethal biological and chemical weapons capable of mass destruction. By the final two decades of the twentieth century, individuals and small groups learned how to obtain and use these weapons effectively. The events of the past few decades, including the World Trade Center and anthrax attacks in 2001, have shown that small groups of individuals, as well as nations, have the resources to coordinate attacks using chemical, biological and radiological agents. Given the long history of biological and chemical warfare, and given that that many of these agents are relatively easy to obtain and use, future attacks are possible. If they occur, primary care clinicians will have key roles to play in protecting their patients and the public. The illnesses that biological, chemical and radiological weapons cause can be difficult to distinguish from naturally occurring illness. Clearly, clinicians will need a basic understanding of diseases caused by these agents, including their associated epidemiology, and an understanding on how to work with public health officials to protect their patients and the public.

Inhalt

Preface 7
Acknowledgments 9
Contents 10
Emergency Preparedness for the Primary Care Physician 15
Biological Terrorism 21
Chemical Terrorism 124
Radiological Terrorism 171
Mental Health and Terrorism 209
The Primary Care Physician’s Role in Supporting the Public Health Response to Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism 232
Index 249

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.12.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 248 p. 35 illus., 14 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Schlagworte: Agents • Anthrax • bioterrorism • Botulism • Hemorrhagic fever • Plague • Public Health • Smallpox • Tularemia
• ISBN-10: 0-387-47232-0 / 0387472320
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-47232-4 / 9780387472324