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Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks via Our Health System [Hardcover]

Adam F. Dorin M.D. (Author)
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Book Description

0275996379 978-0275996376 November 30, 2007 1

State-of-the-art counter-terrorism techniques, insights into modern medical practice, medical errors, and disaster prevention all intersect in this groundbreaking book by Adam Dorin, M.D., an anesthesiologist and medical director across 15 years. Dr. Dorin shows us why our healthcare system may be the next Ground Zero for terrorism and how many opportunities there are for terrorists to infiltrate the system. He offers a history of medical and healthcare-related serial killers, showing how they got inside the system to murder relatively easily, takes a detailed look at the profound problems that already exist in counterfeit and tainted medicinal products, and describes biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism that could be used against our healthcare system. Most critically, Dr. Dorin presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding our system and preventing medical terrorism from ever taking place.

In tackling largely hidden but potentially deadly issues such as the failures of security at hospitals and surgical centers, Dr. Dorin's unique book offers the first in-depth public expose and loud alert to the risks and gaping weak spots in our healthcare system. Written simply and clearly, this work will interest all readers concerned with terrorism and the ways they might become victim to it. Dr. Dorin's warnings should certainly also interest and inform leaders and employees in the security, law enforcement, and medical fields.


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"Dorin, an anesthesiologist, naval officer, and medical administrator, aptly analyzes the US health care system and exposes its vulnerabilities. Who better than an anesthesiologist to look for potential weaknesses and devise a contingency plan-it is what he does every day….Jihad and American Medicine will open readers' eyes and prompt them to take medical security more personally. If it does, Dorin will have achieved his goal."

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Journal of the American Medical Association



"[T]akes full measure of the state of American health care from a security perspective. Dr. Dorin, medical director at the Sharp Grossmont Plaza Surgery Center in San Diego, depicts a medical system riddled with loopholes that could be abused by terrorists or by single individuals intent on causing harm. He argues all health entities are at high risk for terrorist attack, because they represent the most vulnerable of 'soft targets' of our nation's infrastructure….Dr. Dorin's writing style is provocative, with attention-grabbing chapter headings….[H]e said he wrote the book not to make a political statement but to improve the health system and save lives."

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Anesthesiology News

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"Dr. Dorin sounds the alarm on two critical and related fronts. First, he details the recognized current safety failings of our medical-care system. That alone is worthy of a read. Then, thinking far beyond the box, he presents scenarios by which our dedicated and fanatical Jihadist enemies might exploit those big chinks in that medical-care safety armor. It's thoughtful and thought-provoking. A must read for anyone who is or might ever be a patient. And, that means every American."

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Robert Kotler, M.D., FACS, Clinical Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Praeger; 1 edition (November 30, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0275996379
  • ISBN-13: 978-0275996376
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking and very well-written!, November 29, 2007
This review is from: Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks via Our Health System (Hardcover)
Dr. Dorin has written a thought-provoking and timely treatise on the vulnerabilities of our health care system. This book is extremely relevant to both healthcare providers and consumers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone who cares about the United States, November 27, 2007
This review is from: Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks via Our Health System (Hardcover)
This book is very well written and I hope the law makers in Washington take note and make some changes so as to protect our health care facilities.

I highly recommend this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, Innovative Text to Revolutionize Medical Care and Reduce Medical 'Disasters', November 26, 2007
This review is from: Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks via Our Health System (Hardcover)
This book by Doctor Dorin is the first breakthrough text to provide a detailed prescription for health care workers, academicians, and politicians to overhaul the way medicine is delivered--toward to goal of reducing medical errors and the potential for purposeful 'mischief'!

I highly (and emphatically) recommend this book!!
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