The Bioterrorism Sourcebook (Paperback)

by Michael Grey (Author), Kenneth Spaeth (Author)
Key Phrases: livestock pathogens, deliberate biological attack, anthrax patients, United States, Soviet Union, Contacts Local (more...)

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"This is a comprehensive but concise guideline for prevention, identification, and treatment of bioterrorism threats, primarily from the health care worker's perspective....This book takes on the tremendous task of creating a concise yet complete reference for health care workers and public officials; overall, it succeeds. This is especially critical given the dynamic and expansive subject of bioterrorism."--Shock Journal (Shock Journal )

Product Description

This unique illustrated text helps health care personnel provide expert, expeditious care to victims of biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiologic events. Emphasizing tools for differentiating and treating conditions caused by biological and chemical agents, The Bioterrorism Sourcebook is the only one-stop source of step-by-step clinical guidance on diagnosis and treatment of bioterrorism-related conditions. Concise and results-oriented, this resource features:

Illustrations, charts, and synopses for fast categorization and identification of biological and chemical agents

Tables of clinical manifestations that may result from contact with bioterror substances

"Key Diagnostic Criteria" for all major biological, chemical, and nuclear agents

Essential findings for diagnosis

Pathogenesis of major biological weapons

Mechanisms of cellular and systemic injury

Information on means of transmission, modes of dispersal, and methods of exposure

Risks for secondary infections and contamination

Essential historical background on prior attacks and health care responses

Discussion of use of the clinical setting in diagnosis

Presenting actual patient management strategies for victims of biological, chemical, and nuclear agents, The Bioterrorism Sourcebook is the one essential text for a time we must prepare for-and hope never comes.

(20061101)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 549 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (March 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071440860
• ISBN-13: 978-0071440868
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,189,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide for Doctors, June 5, 2006

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Produced by the medical division of McGraw Hill this is a book directed to the medical industry. It is written by two physicians and approaches bioterrorism from the standpoint of the doctor that will be treating the victum of an attack.

The physician is first responsible for recognizing a medical situation that is dramatically different from the patients he normally sees. Then he has to think about the chances of this coming from bioterrorism, and to subsequently notify the appropriate authorities. And of course while this is going on, he is responsible for treating the affected individuals.

The book discusses the Big-5 diseases generally believed to be the most likely to be used as weapons: Smallpox, Anthrax, Plague, Tularemia, and Smallpox. Then it covers biotoxins, chemical weapons, finally it covers radiological weapons.

The emphasis in this book is treatment. It does not spend much time on things like evaluating the increased likelyhood of some types of attacks when compared with others.