Biological and chemical terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for healthcare providers and first responders / / Raymond S. Weinstein, Ken Alibek |
Autore | Weinstein Raymond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Thieme, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.02/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AlibekKen |
Soggetto topico |
Bioterrorism - Health aspects
Terrorism - Health aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-97817-9
9786612978173 1-60406-459-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders; Copyright; A QUICK REFERENCE FOR POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); A QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); INTERNET RESOURCE; A QUICK REFERENCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS (TEAR SHEET); DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; SECTION 1: BASIC BIOTERRORISM; What Is Bioterrorism?; Categorizing Biological Weapons; Flulike Illness; What Makes an Effective Weapon?
Table 1: Comparison of Initial Symptoms of Potential Biological Weapons to Influenza (Flulike llness)Table 2: Common Biological Weapons and Their Survival Time in the Environment after Release; Early Identification of a Bioterrorist Attack; Personal Precautions; Table 3: Signs That Suggest an Attack with a Biological Weapon; SECTION 2: BIOLOGICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Fever with Prominent Arthralgias; Acute Hepatic Syndrome; Hemorrhagic Diathesis; Hilar Adenopathy or Widened Mediastinum; Fever with Petechiae; Cutaneous Lesions or Ulcerations; Acute Respiratory Syndrome with Fever Acute Respiratory Syndrome without FeverFlulike Illness with Rash; Fever with Lymphadenopathy; Acute Neurologic Syndrome with Fever; Acute Neurologic Syndrome without Fever; Acute GI Syndrome with Fever; Acute GI Syndrome without Fever; SECTION 3: INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Aflatoxins; Anthrax (Inhalational and Gastrointestinal); Anthrax (Cutaneous); Blastomycosis; Botulism (Botulinum Toxins); Brucellosis; Chikungunya; Cholera; Coccidioidomycosis; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; Dengue Fever (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever); Domoic Acid (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Ebola and Marburg VirusesEncephalitis, Viral (Venezuelan, Eastern, Western, St. Louis, Japanese, and West Nile Virus); Glanders; Hantavirus; Influenza; Kyasanur Forest Disease; Lassa Virus and the South American Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Legionellosis; Leptospirosis; Melioidosis; Nipah Virus; Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever; Plague; Psittacosis; Q Fever; Ricin and Abrin; Rift Valley Fever; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Salmonellosis (Typhoid); Saxitoxin (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning); Shigellosis; Smallpox (information sheet); Smallpox (color atlas and visual guide); Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B TetrodotoxinTrichothecene (T-2) Mycotoxins; Tularemia; Typhus (Epidemic, Murine, and Scrub); Yellow Fever; SECTION 4: BASIC CHEMICAL TERRORISM; What Is Chemical Terrorism?; Physical Properties of Chemical Weapons; Protecting Yourself; SECTION 5: CHEMICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Prominent Skin Rash, Blistering, and/or Burns; Prominent Pulmonary Symptoms; Seizures and/or Sudden Coma; Acute Hemolytic Anemia; SECTION 6: INDIVIDUAL CHEMICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Nerve Agents; Cyanides (Blood Agents); Hydrogen Sulfide; Pulmonary Agents; Mustard; Lewisite; Phosgene Oxime (CX) Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur Dioxide, and Hydrogen Chloride |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460422003321 |
Weinstein Raymond S | ||
New York, : Thieme, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biological and Chemical Terrorism : A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders / / by: Weinstein, Raymond S., Alibek, Ken |
Autore | Weinstein Raymond S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Thieme, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.02/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Bioterrorism - Health aspects
Terrorism - Health aspects |
ISBN |
1-63853-223-0
1-282-97817-9 9786612978173 1-60406-459-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders; Copyright; A QUICK REFERENCE FOR POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); A QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); INTERNET RESOURCE; A QUICK REFERENCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS (TEAR SHEET); DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; SECTION 1: BASIC BIOTERRORISM; What Is Bioterrorism?; Categorizing Biological Weapons; Flulike Illness; What Makes an Effective Weapon?
Table 1: Comparison of Initial Symptoms of Potential Biological Weapons to Influenza (Flulike llness)Table 2: Common Biological Weapons and Their Survival Time in the Environment after Release; Early Identification of a Bioterrorist Attack; Personal Precautions; Table 3: Signs That Suggest an Attack with a Biological Weapon; SECTION 2: BIOLOGICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Fever with Prominent Arthralgias; Acute Hepatic Syndrome; Hemorrhagic Diathesis; Hilar Adenopathy or Widened Mediastinum; Fever with Petechiae; Cutaneous Lesions or Ulcerations; Acute Respiratory Syndrome with Fever Acute Respiratory Syndrome without FeverFlulike Illness with Rash; Fever with Lymphadenopathy; Acute Neurologic Syndrome with Fever; Acute Neurologic Syndrome without Fever; Acute GI Syndrome with Fever; Acute GI Syndrome without Fever; SECTION 3: INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Aflatoxins; Anthrax (Inhalational and Gastrointestinal); Anthrax (Cutaneous); Blastomycosis; Botulism (Botulinum Toxins); Brucellosis; Chikungunya; Cholera; Coccidioidomycosis; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; Dengue Fever (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever); Domoic Acid (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Ebola and Marburg VirusesEncephalitis, Viral (Venezuelan, Eastern, Western, St. Louis, Japanese, and West Nile Virus); Glanders; Hantavirus; Influenza; Kyasanur Forest Disease; Lassa Virus and the South American Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Legionellosis; Leptospirosis; Melioidosis; Nipah Virus; Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever; Plague; Psittacosis; Q Fever; Ricin and Abrin; Rift Valley Fever; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Salmonellosis (Typhoid); Saxitoxin (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning); Shigellosis; Smallpox (information sheet); Smallpox (color atlas and visual guide); Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B TetrodotoxinTrichothecene (T-2) Mycotoxins; Tularemia; Typhus (Epidemic, Murine, and Scrub); Yellow Fever; SECTION 4: BASIC CHEMICAL TERRORISM; What Is Chemical Terrorism?; Physical Properties of Chemical Weapons; Protecting Yourself; SECTION 5: CHEMICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Prominent Skin Rash, Blistering, and/or Burns; Prominent Pulmonary Symptoms; Seizures and/or Sudden Coma; Acute Hemolytic Anemia; SECTION 6: INDIVIDUAL CHEMICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Nerve Agents; Cyanides (Blood Agents); Hydrogen Sulfide; Pulmonary Agents; Mustard; Lewisite; Phosgene Oxime (CX) Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur Dioxide, and Hydrogen Chloride |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785411803321 |
Weinstein Raymond S | ||
New York, : Thieme, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biological and Chemical Terrorism : A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders / / by: Weinstein, Raymond S., Alibek, Ken |
Autore | Weinstein Raymond S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Thieme, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.02/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Bioterrorism - Health aspects
Terrorism - Health aspects |
ISBN |
1-63853-223-0
1-282-97817-9 9786612978173 1-60406-459-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders; Copyright; A QUICK REFERENCE FOR POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); A QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS (TEAR SHEET); INTERNET RESOURCE; A QUICK REFERENCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS (TEAR SHEET); DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; SECTION 1: BASIC BIOTERRORISM; What Is Bioterrorism?; Categorizing Biological Weapons; Flulike Illness; What Makes an Effective Weapon?
Table 1: Comparison of Initial Symptoms of Potential Biological Weapons to Influenza (Flulike llness)Table 2: Common Biological Weapons and Their Survival Time in the Environment after Release; Early Identification of a Bioterrorist Attack; Personal Precautions; Table 3: Signs That Suggest an Attack with a Biological Weapon; SECTION 2: BIOLOGICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Fever with Prominent Arthralgias; Acute Hepatic Syndrome; Hemorrhagic Diathesis; Hilar Adenopathy or Widened Mediastinum; Fever with Petechiae; Cutaneous Lesions or Ulcerations; Acute Respiratory Syndrome with Fever Acute Respiratory Syndrome without FeverFlulike Illness with Rash; Fever with Lymphadenopathy; Acute Neurologic Syndrome with Fever; Acute Neurologic Syndrome without Fever; Acute GI Syndrome with Fever; Acute GI Syndrome without Fever; SECTION 3: INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Aflatoxins; Anthrax (Inhalational and Gastrointestinal); Anthrax (Cutaneous); Blastomycosis; Botulism (Botulinum Toxins); Brucellosis; Chikungunya; Cholera; Coccidioidomycosis; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; Dengue Fever (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever); Domoic Acid (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Ebola and Marburg VirusesEncephalitis, Viral (Venezuelan, Eastern, Western, St. Louis, Japanese, and West Nile Virus); Glanders; Hantavirus; Influenza; Kyasanur Forest Disease; Lassa Virus and the South American Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Legionellosis; Leptospirosis; Melioidosis; Nipah Virus; Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever; Plague; Psittacosis; Q Fever; Ricin and Abrin; Rift Valley Fever; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Salmonellosis (Typhoid); Saxitoxin (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning); Shigellosis; Smallpox (information sheet); Smallpox (color atlas and visual guide); Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B TetrodotoxinTrichothecene (T-2) Mycotoxins; Tularemia; Typhus (Epidemic, Murine, and Scrub); Yellow Fever; SECTION 4: BASIC CHEMICAL TERRORISM; What Is Chemical Terrorism?; Physical Properties of Chemical Weapons; Protecting Yourself; SECTION 5: CHEMICAL WEAPON SYNDROMIC CROSS-REFERENCES; Prominent Skin Rash, Blistering, and/or Burns; Prominent Pulmonary Symptoms; Seizures and/or Sudden Coma; Acute Hemolytic Anemia; SECTION 6: INDIVIDUAL CHEMICAL WEAPON DETAILED QUICK REFERENCES; Nerve Agents; Cyanides (Blood Agents); Hydrogen Sulfide; Pulmonary Agents; Mustard; Lewisite; Phosgene Oxime (CX) Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur Dioxide, and Hydrogen Chloride |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817471003321 |
Weinstein Raymond S | ||
New York, : Thieme, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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