Local planning for terror and disaster : from bioterrorism to earthquakes /

Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews of terror medicine, security and communications, which a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cole, Leonard A., 1933-2022, Connell, Nancy D., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2013.
Temas:
Emergency management > Case studies.
Disaster relief > Case studies.
Disaster medicine > Case studies.
Emergency management.
Medical emergencies.
Terrorism.
Disaster Planning
Emergencies
Relief Work
Rescue Work
Terrorism
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Études de cas.
Médecine de catastrophes > Études de cas.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
Urgences médicales.
Terrorisme.
disaster planning.
terrorism.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Medical emergencies
Disaster medicine
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Case Reports
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Introduction: The known and the unknown. Preparedness, uncertainty, and terror medicine / Leonard A. Cole
  • Bioterrorism and the communication of uncertainty / Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn, and Peter M. Sandman
  • Responding to disaster and terrorism: the central role of communication / Steven M. Becker
  • pt. 2. Healthcare professionals. The role of the emergency physician / Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins, and Craig A. Manifold
  • The role of the nurse / Sian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar, and James W. Gordon
  • The role of the dentist / David L. Glotzer
  • The role of the emergency medical technician / Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. Cortacans
  • The role of the mental health professional / Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown, and Gerard A. Jacobs
  • pt. 3. Institutional management. The role of the manager of mass casualty and disaster events / Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson-Daniel
  • The role of public health / Henry Falk and Isaac Ashkenazi
  • The role of the hospital receiver / Mark A. Merlin
  • Managing traumatic stress / Steven M. Crimando
  • pt. 4. Support and security. The role of the on-scene bystander and survivor / Bruria Adini
  • The role of the trained volunteer / Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba, and Debra Wagner
  • Bioterrorism, biosecurity, and the laboratory / Nancy D. Connell and James Netterwald
  • The role of the law enforcement officer / Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. Clarke
  • A model case of counterterrorism: thwarting a subway bombing / Joshua Sinai
  • The newest security threat: cyber-conflict / Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos
  • pt. 5. Conclusion. Preparedness, black swans, and salient themes / Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole.

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