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Local planning for terror and disaster : from bioterrorism to earthquakes / Leonard A. Cole, Nancy D. Connell, editors.

Contributor(s): Cole, Leonard A, 1933- | Connell, Nancy D, 1952-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2013. Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118397756; 1118397754; 9781118397763; 1118397762; 9781118397787; 1118397789; 1118112865; 9781118112861; 9781283549622; 128354962XSubject(s): Emergency management -- Case studies | Disaster relief -- Case studies | Disaster medicine -- Case studies | Disaster medicine | NATURE -- Natural Disasters | SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief | Disaster medicine | Disaster relief | Emergency management | Disaster Planning | Emergencies | Relief Work | Rescue Work | TerrorismGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Case studies.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Local planning for terror and disaster.DDC classification: 363.34/561 LOC classification: HV551.2NLM classification: WA 295Online resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction: The known and the unknown. Preparedness, uncertainty, and terror medicine / Leonard A. Cole -- Bioterrorism and the communication of uncertainty / Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn, and Peter M. Sandman -- Responding to disaster and terrorism: the central role of communication / Steven M. Becker -- pt. 2. Healthcare professionals. The role of the emergency physician / Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins, and Craig A. Manifold -- The role of the nurse / Sian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar, and James W. Gordon -- The role of the dentist / David L. Glotzer -- The role of the emergency medical technician / Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. Cortacans -- The role of the mental health professional / Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown, and Gerard A. Jacobs -- pt. 3. Institutional management. The role of the manager of mass casualty and disaster events / Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson-Daniel -- The role of public health / Henry Falk and Isaac Ashkenazi -- The role of the hospital receiver / Mark A. Merlin -- Managing traumatic stress / Steven M. Crimando -- pt. 4. Support and security. The role of the on-scene bystander and survivor / Bruria Adini -- The role of the trained volunteer / Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba, and Debra Wagner -- Bioterrorism, biosecurity, and the laboratory / Nancy D. Connell and James Netterwald -- The role of the law enforcement officer / Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. Clarke -- A model case of counterterrorism: thwarting a subway bombing / Joshua Sinai -- The newest security threat: cyber-conflict / Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos -- pt. 5. Conclusion. Preparedness, black swans, and salient themes / Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole.
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pt. 1. Introduction: The known and the unknown. Preparedness, uncertainty, and terror medicine / Leonard A. Cole -- Bioterrorism and the communication of uncertainty / Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn, and Peter M. Sandman -- Responding to disaster and terrorism: the central role of communication / Steven M. Becker -- pt. 2. Healthcare professionals. The role of the emergency physician / Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins, and Craig A. Manifold -- The role of the nurse / Sian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar, and James W. Gordon -- The role of the dentist / David L. Glotzer -- The role of the emergency medical technician / Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. Cortacans -- The role of the mental health professional / Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown, and Gerard A. Jacobs -- pt. 3. Institutional management. The role of the manager of mass casualty and disaster events / Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson-Daniel -- The role of public health / Henry Falk and Isaac Ashkenazi -- The role of the hospital receiver / Mark A. Merlin -- Managing traumatic stress / Steven M. Crimando -- pt. 4. Support and security. The role of the on-scene bystander and survivor / Bruria Adini -- The role of the trained volunteer / Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba, and Debra Wagner -- Bioterrorism, biosecurity, and the laboratory / Nancy D. Connell and James Netterwald -- The role of the law enforcement officer / Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. Clarke -- A model case of counterterrorism: thwarting a subway bombing / Joshua Sinai -- The newest security threat: cyber-conflict / Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos -- pt. 5. Conclusion. Preparedness, black swans, and salient themes / Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole.

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