Actions for Toxico-terrorism [electronic resource] : emergency response and clinical approach to chemical, biological, and radiological agents
Toxico-terrorism [electronic resource] : emergency response and clinical approach to chemical, biological, and radiological agents / [edited by] Robin B. McFee, Jerrold B. Leikin
- Published
- New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, [2008]
- Copyright Date
- ©2008
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 597 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Additional Creators
- McFee, Robin B. and Leikin, Jerrold B.
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Pt. I General patient principles -- 1.Toxidrome recognition / Ernest E. Wang / Timothy B. Erickson -- 2.Biodromes - bioweapon recognition / Robin B. McFee -- 3.Countermeasures and facility preparedness : an overview / Robin B. McFee -- 4.Supportive care / Edward M. Bottei / Jerrold B. Leikin -- 5.Dermal issues / Rhonda Brand / Andrea Carlson -- 6.Neurologic issues in emergency bioterrorism / Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay / Michael Rezak -- 7.Cardiac issues / Jenny J. Lu / Sean M. Bryant -- 8.Musculoskeletal manifestations of bioterrorism / Nirav A. Shah / Steven D. Levin -- 9.Ophthalmological issues / Manpreet S. Chhabra / Rashmi Kapur / Kent Kirk -- 10.Respiratory and critical care unit issues / Niraj Mahajan / Mairaj Jaleel / Shashi K. Bellam -- 11.Gastrointestinal and hepatic issues / Eric Cohen / Eric Elton -- 12.Acute psychiatric issues / Stephen Hurwitz / Nicolas Bergeron / David M. Benedek -- 13.Palliative and expectant (black tag) care / Daniel H. Shevrin -- 14.Special populations : pediatrics / Amy L. Drendel / David D. Gummin -- 15.Geriatrics : bioterrorism, emerging threats, and emergency preparedness : special considerations for geriatric patients / Robin B. McFee / Scott Lillibridge -- 16.Special populations : women who are pregnant / Kirk L. Cumpston -- 17.Women's reproductive issues / Susan J. Piazza / Carol des Lauriers -- 18.Hospital laboratory issues / Robert Rosecrans -- Pt. II EMS issues -- 19.Chempack / Rachel Burke / Steven E. Aks -- 20.Approach to disaster and mass casualty incidents / J. Marc Liu / D. Robert Rodgers -- 21.Hazardous materials (hazmat) emergencies / Richard G. Thomas / Frank G. Walter -- 22.Enhancing hospital emergency preparedness / Christina L. Catlett -- 23.EMS-ED considerations / J. Marc Liu / Brigham Temple / Jack Whitney -- 24.Field identification and decontamination of toxins / Chad Tameling / Bijan Saeedi -- Pt. III Emergency department preparedness -- 25.Triage in the emergency department / Deborah A. Hassman -- 26.Pharmacy preparedness for incidents involving nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons / Anthony M. Burda / Todd Sigg -- 27.Hospital staff issues / Jorge del Castillo -- Pt. IV Specific chemical agent : toxins/toxicants -- 28.Nerve agents / Jerrold B. Leikin / Frank Walter -- 29.Blister agents / Kimberly A. Barker / Christina Hantsch Bardsley -- 30.Chemical asphyxiants / Brandon K. Wills / Mark B. Mycyk -- 31.Flammable industrial liquids and gases / Mary Powers / David D. Gummin -- 32.Corrosive industrial agents / Richard T. Tovar / Ernest Stremski / Mary Powers -- 33.Arsenic, lead, and mercury / Gerald Moloney / Rachel Goldstein -- 34.Pulmonary agents / James W. Rhee -- 35.Pesticides / Christian A. Herrera / Randall Myers -- 36.Nonlethal weapons or incapacitating agents / Katherine A. Martens / Christina Hantsch Bardsley / Brian L. Bardsley, Jr. -- 37.Other chemical agents / Christopher P. Holstege / Tracey H. Reilly / Laura K. Bechtel -- Pt. V Biologicals -- 38.CDC category explanation (A, B, C) overview / John D. Charette -- 39.Anthrax / Larry M. Bush / Maria T. Perez -- 40.Yersinia pestis - plague / Robin B. McFee -- 41.Botulism / Britney B. Anderson / Mark B. Mycyk / Robin B. McFee -- 42.Smallpox (variola) and poxviruses / Robin B. McFee -- 43.Tularemia / Kerstin Dostal / Daniel R. Rodgers -- 44.Hemorrhagic fever / Jonathan Bankoff / Trevonne M. Thompson -- 45.CDC category B agents / Andrea Carlson / Ejaaz A. Kalimullah -- 46.CDC category C agents / Melissa L. Givens -- 47.Emerging pathogens / Robin B. McFee -- 48.Avian influenza / Robin B. McFee -- 49.SARS : severe acute respiratory syndrome / Robin B. McFee -- 50.Agroterrorism / Edward M. Bottei -- Pt. VI Ionizing radiation -- 51.A practical basis for early management of radiologically injuredor ill patients : ionizing radiation physics and instrumentation, radiation protection, contamination control, dosimetry, and radiological/nuclear (R/N) terrorism / Doran M. Christensen / Steve Sugarman / A. Seaton Garrett / Otis W. Jones / Albert L. Wiley, Jr. -- 52.Diagnosis and medical management of radiation injuries and illnesses / Doran M. Christensen / Steve Sugarman / A. Seaton Garrett / Otis W. Jones / Albert L. Wiley, Jr. -- Pt. VII Explosives/incendiaries -- 53.Medical management of explosives / Pinchas Halpern -- Pt. VIII Public health considerations -- 54.Poison information centers / Michael S. Wahl / Jerrold B. Leikin -- 55.Biosurveillance / Michael Gillam / Craig Feied / Ed Barthell / Mark Smith / Jonathan Handler -- 56.Vaccines / Susan Shoshana Weisberg -- App. A CDC chemical emergencies : overview -- App. B CDC laboratory preparedness for emergencies : response to suspicious substances -- App. C CDC laboratory preparedness for emergencies : facts about the laboratory response network -- App. D CDC laboratory preparedness for emergencies : laboratory network for biological terrorism -- App. E CDC specimen-collection protocol for a chemical-exposure event -- App. F Centers for Disease Control and prevention shipping instructions for specimens collected from people who may have been exposed to chemical-terrorism agents : collecting specimens -- App. G Continuation guidance- budget year four, focus area D : laboratory capacity-chemical agents -- App. H Instructions for shipping blood samples to CDC after a chemical-exposure event -- App. I Instructions for shipping urine samples to CDC after a chemical-exposure event -- App. J Sentinel laboratory guidelines for suspected agents of bioterrorism : clinical laboratory bioterrorism readiness plan -- App. K Riot control agents / Katherine A. Martens / Christina Hantsch Bardsley / Brian L. Bardsley -- App. L Chlorine use as a weapon / Robin B. McFee.
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- ISBN
- 9780071471862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0071471863 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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