The Weapons of Mass Casualties and Terrorism Response Handbook is the ultimate medical resource on weapons of mass destruction for all levels of emergency care providers, covering emergency care of injuries and illnesses resulting from weapons of mass casualties!

This handbook provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive medical information available for both prehospital and in-hospital providers on the emergency care of injuries and illnesses resulting from biologic or chemical weapons.

Covering all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) threats and more, this handbook provides the following information for each agent presented:

• History
• Physical Characteristics
• Dissemination
• Mechanism of Action
• Effects
• Lethality and Toxicity
• Treatment
• Emergency
• Decontamination and Personal Protection

Features & Benefits

Incidents in Terrorism – Boxed text providing background on terrorist events involving weapons of mass casualties.

Incidents Involving Chemicals – Boxed text providing background on non-terrorist incidents involving chemicals.

In-hospital Information –Text pertaining to both prehospital and in-hospital providers is highlighted.

Incidents Involving Toxins – Boxed text providing background on events involving toxins.

Incidents Involving Radiation – Boxed text providing background on events involving radiation.

Incidents Involving Power – Boxed text providing background on events involving power supply.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780763724252

Publication date: 9/19/2005
Edition description: 1E
Pages: 286Product dimensions: 9.26 (w) x 11.22 (h) x 0.99 (d)
Format: Hardcover   © 2006