Biological Warfare
Quick-reference for managing biological casualties: triage, treatment, isolation, decontamination, and first aid for providers and civiliansBy U.S. Department of Defense
Length8h 47m
About this audiobook
The purpose of this book is to provide concise supplemental reading material to assist both, health-care providers and civilians in the management of biological casualties. The main goal is to make this a reference for all those who need basic summary and treatment information quickly.
Table of Contents:
History of Biological Warfare and Current Threat
Distinguishing Between Natural and International Disease Outbreaks
Ten Steps in the Management of Biological Casualties
Therapy
Case Reporting and Epidemiological Assessment
Prevention
Protective Equipment
First Aid
Protective Measures and Handling of Causalities
Patient Decontamination
Infection Control
Medical Evacuation
Aeromedical Isolation Team
Bacterial Agents:
Anthrax
Brucellosis
Plague
Q Fever
Tularemia
Viral Agents:
Smallpox
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
Biological Toxins:
Botulinum
Ricin
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
T-2 Mycotoxins
Glossary of Medical Terms
Patient Isolation Precautions
BW Agent Characteristics
BW Agent Vaccines, Prophylactics and Therapeutics
Differential Diagnosis
Comparative Lethality
Emergency Response Contacts
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Technology
Length8 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 2, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
2HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND CURRENT THREAT
3DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN NATURAL AND INTENTIONAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS
4TEN STEPS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
5Therapy
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6Case Reporting and Epidemiological Assessment
7Prevention
8Protective Equipment
9First Aid
10Protective Measures and Handling of Casualties
11Patient Decontamination
12Infection Control
13Medical Evacuation
14Aeromedical Isolation Team
15BACTERIAL AGENTS
16ANTHRAX
17BRUCELLOSIS
18GLANDERS AND MELIOIDOSIS
19PLAGUE
20Q FEVER
21TULAREMIA
22VIRAL AGENTS
23SMALLPOX
24VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS (VEE)
25VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
26BIOLOGICAL TOXINS
27BOTULINUM
28RICIN
29STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B
30T-2 MYCOTOXINS
31Emerging Threats and Future Biological Weapons
32DETECTION
33PERSONAL PROTECTION
34DECONTAMINATION
35Appendix A: Glossary of Medical Terms
36Appendix B: Patient Isolation Precautions
37Appendix C: BW Agent Characteristics
38Appendix D: BW Agents Vaccines, Prophylaxis, and Therapeutics
39ANTHRAX
40Brucellosis
41Glanders & Meliodosis
42Plague
43Q Fever
44Tularemia
45Botulinum Toxins
46Ricin Toxin
47Staphylococcus Enterotoxins
48Encephalitis Viruses
49Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
50Smallpox
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