Title Chemical and biological terrorism : research and development to improve civilian medical response / Committee on R & D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents, Health Sciences Policy Program, Institute of Medicine and Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 279 pages) : illustrations Contents Pre-incident communication and intelligence: linking the intelligence and medical communities -- Personal protective equipment -- Detection and measurement of chemical agents -- Recognizing covert exposure in a population -- Detection and measurement of biological agents -- Patient decontamination and mass triage -- Availability, safety, and efficacy of drugs and other therapies -- Prevention, assessment, and treatment of psychological effects -- Computer-related tools for training and operations -- Conclusions and recommendations Summary National Academy Press, based in Washington, D.C., present the full text of the book entitled "Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response." The book was compiled by the Committee on Research and Development Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents of the Institute of Medicine and published in 1999. The committee highlights the areas of pre-incident intelligence, detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, protective clothing and equipment, and others that need to be examined to negate possible future chemical and bioterrorist attacks Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-211) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Chemical warfare -- Health aspects Biological warfare -- Health aspects Civil defense -- United States. Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States Disaster medicine -- United States Emergency management. Civil defense. Disaster Planning Chemical Warfare -- prevention & control Biological Warfare -- prevention & control Violence -- prevention & control Civil Defense disaster planning. HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare. Armes biologiques. Lutte contre le terrorisme. Recherche et développement. Politique de défense. Prévention des accidents. Emergency management Biological warfare -- Health aspects Chemical warfare -- Health aspects Civil defense Disaster medicine Terrorism -- Government policy Terrorismus Biologische Waffe Katastrophenmedizin Chemische Waffe Zivilschutz Kemisk krigföring -- hälsoaspekter. Biologisk krigföring -- hälsoaspekter. Terrorism. Civilförsvar. Katastrofmedicin. SUBJECT United States Subject United States USA Form Electronic book Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on R & D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents. National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. LC no. 98058069 ISBN 0585047154 9780585047157 9786612081828 6612081821

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