Individual Preparedness And Response To Chemical Radiological Nuclear And Biological Terrorist Attacks

Author : Lynn E. Davis,Karyn Model,C. Peter Rydell,James Chiesa
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833036070

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks by Lynn E. Davis,Karyn Model,C. Peter Rydell,James Chiesa Pdf

Individuals may have to rely on themselves to protect their own health and safety--perhaps even their own lives--in the event of a terrorist attack. Even those who know how to take care of themselves in the event of a fire, tornado, or earthquake might not know what to do in case of a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attack. This quick guide attempts to fill in some of these gaps by offering specific actions to take during each of these situations, as well as preparations that can be taken. These actions are appropriate regardless of the likelihood of an attack, its scale, or the current government alert level; are designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and have been defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy to follow. A reference card included at the back of the guide encapsulates the key points and can be removed for display in a prominent place.

Author : Lynn Etheridge Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN : 0833050362

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks by Lynn Etheridge Davis Pdf

Even people who consider themselves prepared to deal with common emergencies might not know what to do during a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attack. This quick guide offers suggestions about how individuals can prepare for such attacks and what actions they can take during each type of attack to protect their own health and safety--and, possibly, their own lives.

Author : Lynn Etheridge Davis
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0833034871

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks by Lynn Etheridge Davis Pdf

You may be prepared for disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, or fires, but what should you do in the event of a terrorist attack that used chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological weapons? What can you do to prepare for these types of terrorist attacks? This quick guide attempts to fill in some of these gaps, offering specific steps to take during each of these situations. It discusses basic principles and preparations that may improve your ability to respond and survive these attacks. The recommendations are appropriate regardless of the likelihood of an attack, its scale, or the current government alert level. Response strategies and preparations are designed to be sensitive to potential variations and have been defined in terms of clear, simple rules that will be easy to remember and follow. A removable reference card is included for your convenience. Book jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:505319477

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks by Anonim Pdf

Annotation This Quick Guide presents basic principles and preparations that may improve an individual's ability to respond to and survive terrorist attacks that use chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological weapons. A removable reference card is included.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:74272487

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: A Quick Guide by Anonim Pdf

There is much the nation must do-and is doing-to guard against and prepare for terrorist attacks. In some possible situations, individuals may have to rely on themselves to protect their own health and safety-perhaps even their own lives. Thus, individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. Many people know how to respond in such disasters as fires and earthquakes, but few would know what to do if someone were to use a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological weapon in their vicinity. Although the characteristics of such attacks may vary widely and their likelihood is highly uncertain, they can all create unfamiliar and very dangerous circumstances. Consequently, individuals need an overall strategy they can use to prepare for and respond to such attacks. This guide emerged from a detailed what-if, scenario-driven analysis we conducted to examine four types of terrorist attacks: chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological. In each case, the response strategy is guided by a fundamental objective, which we refer to as an overarching goal, which in turn depends on taking certain actions. We have distilled our findings into this guide to offer individuals a series of actions they can take to save lives, even in catastrophic situations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : American
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bioterrorism
ISBN : 097270941X

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A Citizen's Guide to Terrorism Preparedness and Response by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark E. Byrnes,David A. King,Philip M. Tierno, Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-26
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781566706513

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Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism by Mark E. Byrnes,David A. King,Philip M. Tierno, Jr. Pdf

This book provides guidance on measures that should be considered to protect human lives from terrorist activities involving nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. It provides a historical summary of the development and use of these weapons, and continues with a detailed discussion of the types of radiation and warfare agents that are available, including methods for dispersing them. The text also analyzes human exposure to radiation or chemical and biological agents, along with treatment methods that are available to treat exposed individuals. The authors provide an exploratory look at emergency preparedness measures that can be enacted to mitigate future emergencies, including training techniques and strategies.

Author : Alan Melnick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387472324

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Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism by Alan Melnick Pdf

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.

Author : Lynn E. Davis,Arthur Melmed,Richard Krop
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833036087

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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks by Lynn E. Davis,Arthur Melmed,Richard Krop Pdf

Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result is an individual's strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple and directive response and preparatory actions. The actions are appropriate regardless of likelihood of an attack, scale of attack, or government alert level; designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309143967

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Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event Pdf

A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists-even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less-would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwhelming for local emergency response and health care systems to rescue and treat, even assuming that these systems and their personnel were not themselves incapacitated by the event. The United States has been struggling for some time to address and plan for the threat of nuclear terrorism and other weapons of mass destruction that terrorists might obtain and use. The Department of Homeland Security recently contracted with the Institute of Medicine to hold a workshop, summarized in this volume, to assess medical preparedness for a nuclear detonation of up to 10 kilotons. This book provides a candid and sobering look at our current state of preparedness for an IND, and identifies several key areas in which we might begin to focus our national efforts in a way that will improve the overall level of preparedness.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bioterrorism
ISBN : UIUC:30112097388356

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Resilience Strategy for Canada by Anonim Pdf

The Strategy is based upon five key strategic objectives that have been agreed upon as fundamental if Canada is to achieve sustainable resilience to the risks and threats of CBRNE events. They are : 1. Leadership - to guide coordinated policy and program development by all levels of government and contributors that will foster and promote CBRNE resilience; 2. Risk Management - to integrate CBRNE into a consistent all-hazards risk management approach, including robust hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment methodologies; 3. Capability-based planning - to inform policy, program and investment decisions based on the principles of capability-based planning. 4. Effective and interoperable workforce - to build an effective and interoperable workforce that is supported by a modern, dynamic and responsive training infrastructure backed up by appropriate technologies; and 5. Information and knowledge management - to develop effective information, knowledge and intelligence managements systems and mechanisms across all jurisdictions and contributors.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309167925

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Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism by Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism Pdf

The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences.

Author : Daniel C. Keyes
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781749867

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Medical Response to Terrorism by Daniel C. Keyes Pdf

This comprehensive reference provides all the information emergency departments and personnel need to prepare for and respond to terrorist events. The first section covers all agents potentially used in terrorist attacks—chemical, biologic, toxicologic, nuclear, and explosive—in a systematic format that includes background, triage, decontamination, signs and symptoms, medical management, personnel protection, and guidelines for notifying public health networks. Algorithms show when to suspect and how to recognize exposure and detail signs and symptoms and management protocols. The second section focuses on all-hazards preparedness for hospitals, communities, emergency medical services, and the media, and includes an important chapter on simulation of disasters.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309489171

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Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies Pdf

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on August 22â€"23, 2018, in Washington, DC, to explore medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident. The event brought together experts from government, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the private sector to explore current assumptions behind the status of medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident, examine potential changes in these assumptions in light of increasing concerns about the use of nuclear warfare, and discuss challenges and opportunities for capacity building in the current threat environment. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Robin B. McFee,Jerrold B. Leikin
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780071593557

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Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents by Robin B. McFee,Jerrold B. Leikin Pdf

The first complete resource in the emergency medicine literature on bioterrorism preparedness Perfect for the busy hospital room, EMS providers, public health officials, and others responding to or working to prevent damage from bioterrorism attacks Includes coverage of chemical, microbial, and radiological agents of terrorism