Product Description
The authoritative source on how to prepare for biological terrorism. This manual contains all the information the reader will need to protect individuals and their families in the unfortunate reality of our nations battle with terrorism. The Manual is divided into seven sections. Section One is a general description of biological weapons and how we prepare to defend ourselves against them. Section Two is a detailed description of each of the biological agents that are likely candidates for use in a terrorist attack, including descriptions of the agent, what effects it can have, and specific steps to take for each. Section Three is a list of additional reading materials should you want to learn more about the subject. Section Four contains information for your physician on antibiotics to prescribe for you to be best prepared. Section Five is a step-by-step description of preparations that should be taken before the attack occurs. Section Six describes the steps that should be taken if you know or suspect that a biological attack has taken place. Section Seven is a place for you to write down your personal plan of action, including important contact numbers as well as specific instructions from your physician.
The Manual contains the essential information on the biological agents for which you can prepare. All material has been comprehensively researched and extensively referenced by our staff of physicians and material safety experts. For those who would like additional information, a list of references and suggested reading material is included.
From the Publisher
Dr. Salvucci and the Public Safety Medical team first wrote the Personal Safety Manual in 1998. At that time there was a great deal of discussion in our country about the possibility of bioterrorism. But the threat was vague and ill defined. The threat was considered so unlikely that although terrorism experts believed it to be genuine, Dr. Salvucci realized that the public felt otherwise. But the events of September 11, 2001 have sadly changed all that. What was once abstract and difficult to understand has now become quite clear and obvious. "Terrorism" is not a picture in the morning newspaper or a sound bite from the evening news from a community far away. It represents a large-scale and disastrously savage event right here on our soil.
