Chemical and Biological Terrorism :  Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (301 pages) 
<br/><br/>Front Matter -- Independent Report Reviewers -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pre-Incident Communication and Intelligence: Linking the Intelligence and Medical Communities -- 3 Personal Protective Equipment -- 4 Detection and Measurement of Chemical Agents -- 5 Recognizing Covert Exposure in a Population -- 6 Detection and Measurement of Biological Agents -- 7 Patient Decontamination and Mass Triage -- 8 Availability, Safety, and Efficacy of Drugs and Other Therapies -- 9 Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Psychological Effects -- 10 Computer-Related Tools for Training and Operations -- 11 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIX A Committee and Staff Biographies -- APPENDIX B Inventory of Chemical and Biological Defense Technology, with Gap and Overlap Analysis -- APPENDIX C Lethal and Incapacitating Chemical Weapons -- APPENDIX D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention List of Restricted Agents -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309523141 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemical warfare-Health aspects.<br/>Biological warfare-Health aspects.<br/>Civil defense-United States.<br/>Terrorism-Government policy-United States.<br/>Disaster medicine-United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA648 .C525 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>358/.3