research and development to improve civilian medical response /
First Statement of Responsibility
Committee on R & D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents, Health Sciences Policy Program, Institute of Medicine and Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xix, 279 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-211) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Pre-incident communication and intelligence: linking the intelligence and medical communities -- Personal protective equipment -- Detection and measurement of chemical agents -- Recognizing covert exposure in a population -- Detection and measurement of biological agents -- Patient decontamination and mass triage -- Availability, safety, and efficacy of drugs and other therapies -- Prevention, assessment, and treatment of psychological effects -- Computer-related tools for training and operations -- Conclusions and recommendations
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
National Academy Press, based in Washington, D.C., present the full text of the book entitled "Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response." The book was compiled by the Committee on Research and Development Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents of the Institute of Medicine and published in 1999. The committee highlights the areas of pre-incident intelligence, detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, protective clothing and equipment, and others that need to be examined to negate possible future chemical and bioterrorist attacks
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Chemical and biological terrorism.
International Standard Book Number
0309061954
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Biological warfare-- Health aspects.
Chemical warfare-- Health aspects.
Civil defense-- United States.
Disaster medicine-- United States.
Terrorism-- Government policy-- United States.
Biological Warfare-- prevention & control.
Chemical Warfare-- prevention & control.
Civil Defense.
Disaster Planning.
Violence-- prevention & control.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HIS-- 027010
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
358/
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3
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RA648
Book number
.
C525
1999eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
1999
E-644
Class number
WX
185
Book Number
C517
1999
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on R & D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents.
National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.