Author: Robin McFee
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0071471863
Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents
The emergency medicine expertise you need to prepare for--and manage--any type of bioterrorist attack!
Written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians, Toxico-terrorism covers every essential aspect of the emergency medical response to microbial, radiological, and chemical agents of terrorism. Medical books Toxico-terrorism. Medical books Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response And Clinical Appro. Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author Toxico-Terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents by Robin B. McFee, Jerrold B. Leikin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians, this is an authoritative clinical reference on bioterrorism and disaster preparedness. The authors focus on specific ER strategies for preparing for a potential disaste
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Turn to any page, and you'll find lifesaving clinical strategies for the management of patients who have been exposed to a biologic, chemical, or nuclear agent.
Features
- A logical, building-block organization filled with key tables and synoptic boxes
- Important coverage of pre-hospital and EMS issues
- Insights into the means of transmission, the modes of dispersal, and how secondary infection and/or contamination can occur
- Overview of bioterror-specific signs and symptoms
- A section on emergency department preparedness that reviews critical topics such as nursing triage, hospital/facility security, pharmacy preparedness, and hospital staff issues
- Up-to-date information on labs, microscopy, and radiology
- Key diagnostic criteria for all agents
- Thorough coverage of treatment strategies for all agents discussed in the book
- Infection control modalities
- Survey of prophylaxis strategies
- Valuable section on public health considerations