The Bioterrorism Sourcebook

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.

Table of contents

Section I: Clinical Principles and Practices
1. Introduction to Terrorism and Bioterrorism
2. A Clinical Approach to Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Terrorism
3. Clinician's 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

Review quote

"This is a comprehensive but concise guideline for prevention, identification, and treatment of bioterrorism threats, primarily from the health care worker's perspective....This book takes on the tremendous task of creating a concise yet complete reference for health care workers and public officials; overall, it succeeds. This is especially critical given the dynamic and expansive subject of bioterrorism."--Shock Journal

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The Bioterrorism Sourcebook

Michael R. Grey, MD, MPH
Kenneth R. Spaeth, MD, MPH

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 agents
• Tables of clinical manifestations that may result from contact with bioterror substances
• "Key Diagnostic Criteria" for all major biological, chemical, and nuclear agents
• Essential findings for diagnosis
• Pathogenesis of major biological weapons
• Mechanisms of cellular and systemic injury
• Information on means of transmission, modes of dispersal, and methods of exposure
• Risks for secondary infections and contamination
• Essential historical background on prior attacks and health care responses
• Discussion 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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