Triage for civil support : using military medical assets to respond to terrorist attacks /

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Even before the events of September 11, 2001, threat assessments suggested that the United States should prepare to respond to terrorist attacks inside its borders. This monograph examines the use of military medical assets to support civil authorities in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, rad...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cecchine, Gary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : National Defense Research Institute and RAND Health, 2004.
Temas:
Civil defense > United States.
Terrorism > United States.
Civil defense.
Emergency management.
Medicine, Military.
Terrorism.
Civil Defense
Disaster Planning
Health Resources
Military Medicine
Terrorism
Terrorisme > États-Unis.
Protection civile.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
Médecine militaire.
Terrorisme.
disaster planning.
terrorism.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
Medicine, Military
Emergency management
Armed Forces > Civic action
Armed Forces > Medical care
Civil defense
United States > Armed Forces > Medical care.
United States > Armed Forces > Civic action.
United States
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Sumario:Even before the events of September 11, 2001, threat assessments suggested that the United States should prepare to respond to terrorist attacks inside its borders. This monograph examines the use of military medical assets to support civil authorities in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or conventional high explosives attack inside the United States. In conducting this study, the authors focused on the following questions: Under what circumstances could military medical assets be requested? What sort of asset is likely to be requested? Are appropriate assets and related planning processes in place for civil support? What are the legal (and other) barriers to military support to civil authorities, and how can they be overcome, if necessary? In addition to a discussion of the applicable literature and laws, this monograph also includes historical case studies focusing on instances in which military medical assets were requested to assist civil authorities following natural disasters. It also includes a review of two exercises, based on postulated attacks, involving senior officials from local, state, and federal agencies-one involving a smallpox attack in Georgia and another involving a "dirty bomb" attack in California
Notas:"MG-217-OSD"--Cover
"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 178 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833040619
0833040618
9781598754568
1598754564

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