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