Physician’s Guide to Terrorist Attack

Leading medical experts from the military and other branches of government comprehensively review the possible infectious disease and chemical agents that can be used in terrorist attack and the proper diagnostic and therapeutic methods for dealing with them. The book also discusses treating blast injuries, the effects of nuclear and radiological weapons, and the psychological effects of terrorist events. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Physician's Guide to Terrorist Attack provides physicians, health care workers, and emergency personnel with a practical handbook for confidently and effectively diagnosing and managing the victims of terrorist attack.

Part I. Responding to an Incident Mass Casualty Events: Lessons Learned Bonnie L. Smoak and James A. Geiling Hospital Preparation and Response to an Incident James A. Geiling Physician Recognition of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases Kevin Yeskey and Stephen A. Morse Introduction to Biological, Chemical, Nuclear, and Radiological Weapons: With a Review of Their Historical Use Clinton K. Murray Part II. Biological Agents Anthrax Steven J. Durning and Michael J. Roy Plague, Jennifer C. Thompson. Tularemia Christian F. Ockenhouse Brucellosis David L. Hoover Q Fever R. Scott Miller Melioidosis and Glanders, Aileen M. Marty Botulinum Toxins Naomi E. Aronson Ricin Toxin Glenn Wortmann Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B David L. Blazes Mycotoxins Duane R. Hospenthal Smallpox James V. Lawler and Timothy H. Burgess Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Thomas W. Geisbert, Aileen M. Marty, and Peter B. Jahrling Viral Encephalitides Niranjan Kanesa-thasan Part III. Chemical Agents Pulmonary Toxic Agents Rafael E. Padilla Cyanide Steven I. Baskin, Jonathan S. Kurche, and Beverly I. Maliner Vesicants Edward Lucci Nerve Agents Jonathan Newmark Incapacitating Agents Sage W. Wiener and Lewis S. Nelson Riot Control Agents Richard J. Thomas and Philip A. Smith Part IV. Additional Considerations Radiation Effects Vijay K. Singh and Thomas M. Seed Explosives John M. Wightman and Barry A. Wayne Psychological Impact of Terrorist Incidents Timothy J. Lacy and David M. Benedek Conclusions Michael J. Roy Index