Biological Warfare
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Biological Warfare

Quick-reference for managing biological casualties: triage, treatment, isolation, decontamination, and first aid for providers and civiliansBy U.S. Department of Defense
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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
34DECONTAMINATION
2HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND CURRENT THREAT
35Appendix A: Glossary of Medical Terms
3DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN NATURAL AND INTENTIONAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS
36Appendix B: Patient Isolation Precautions
4TEN STEPS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
37Appendix C: BW Agent Characteristics
5Therapy
38Appendix D: BW Agents Vaccines, Prophylaxis, and Therapeutics
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6Case Reporting and Epidemiological Assessment
39ANTHRAX
7Prevention
40Brucellosis
8Protective Equipment
41Glanders & Meliodosis
9First Aid
42Plague
10Protective Measures and Handling of Casualties
43Q Fever
11Patient Decontamination
44Tularemia
12Infection Control
45Botulinum Toxins
13Medical Evacuation
46Ricin Toxin
14Aeromedical Isolation Team
47Staphylococcus Enterotoxins
15BACTERIAL AGENTS
48Encephalitis Viruses
16ANTHRAX
49Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
17BRUCELLOSIS
50Smallpox
18GLANDERS AND MELIOIDOSIS
51Appendix E: Medical Sample Collection for Biological Threat Agents
19PLAGUE
52Bacteria and Rickettsia
20Q FEVER
53Bacteria and Rickettsia
21TULAREMIA
54Toxins
22VIRAL AGENTS
55Viruses
23SMALLPOX
56Appendix F: Specimens for Laboratory Diagnosis
24VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS (VEE)
57Appendix G: BW Agent Lab Identification
25VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
58Appendix H: Differential Diagnosis of Chemical
26BIOLOGICAL TOXINS
59Appendix I: Comparative Lethality of Selected Toxins & Chemical Agents in Laboratory Mice
27BOTULINUM
60Appendix J: Aerosol Toxicity in LD50 vs. Quantity of Toxin
28RICIN
61Appendix K: Investigational New Drugs (IND)
29STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B
62Appendix L: Use of Drugs / Vaccines in Special or Vulnerable Populations in the Context of Bioterrorism.
30T-2 MYCOTOXINS
63Appendix M: Emergency Response Contacts FBI & Public Health
31Emerging Threats and Future Biological Weapons
64Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Offices (listed by city)
32DETECTION
65State and Territorial Public Health Directors (listed by state)
33PERSONAL PROTECTION
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