| Description |
x, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The new world order : post-September 11, 2001, lessons -- Terrorism in the twenty-first century : an overview / Yonah Alexander -- The rise of the fourth horseman? / Bertram Brown and Stephen Prior -- Responding to mass terrorist attacks : the psychological imperative / George S. Everly -- The probability of bioterrorism in the United States / Stephen Prior -- pt. 2. International seminar proceedings on international terrorism and medical responses : U.S. experiences abroad, lessons, and policy implications -- The medical implications of terrorism / Robert Leitch -- Medical intelligence, modeling, and simulation / Howard R. Champion -- The U.S. Air Force medical response experience / Colonel Stephen Waller -- Sustaining the response OCONUS / Susan Briggs -- Medical and public health threats posed by biological weapons / Thomas V. Ingelsby -- International terrorism and medical responses : the shape of things to come? / Stephen Prior -- Communication : the vital element of medical response to terrorism / Fred Cecere -- pt. 3. Selected documents -- Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations plan -- Public health emergency response : the CDC role -- Statement of James M. Hughes, M.D., before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations -- Terrorist threats against American : testimony to the Committee on International Relations -- Executive order establishing Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council. |
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Disaster medicine -- United States.
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Bioterrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Medical emergencies -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
Medicina de desastres Estados Unidos. |
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Terrorismo Estados Unidos Prevención. |
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Bioterrorismo Estados Unidos Prevención. |
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Urgencias médicas Estados Unidos. |
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Bioterrorism -- prevention & control -- United States.
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Disaster Planning -- United States.
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Emergency Medical Services -- organization & administration -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Alexander, Yonah.
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Prior, Stephen D.
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| ISBN |
1571052283 paperback |
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