Essentials of Terror Medicine
A new field of medicine has emerged as a result of the global proliferation of terrorism. Terror medicine is related to emergency and disaster medicine but focuses on the constellation of medical issues uniquely related to terrorist attacks. The field encompasses four broad areas: Preparedness Incid...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- to Terror Medicine
- Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
- Preparation and Response
- EMS and Pre-Hospital Issues
- Effects of Terrorism on the Healthcare Community
- Terror Medicine: Education and Training
- Modeling and Simulation in Terror Medicine
- National Coordination and Integration
- Response Planning
- Technology Opportunities and Challenges
- Weapon Etiologies
- Epidemiology of Terrorism Injuries
- Explosions and Blast Injury
- Biological Agents and Terror Medicine
- Chemical Agents and Terror Medicine
- Radiological Agents and Terror Medicine
- Cyber-Terrorism: Preparation and Response
- Types of Injury
- Penetrating Injury in Terror Attacks
- Orthopedic Injury in Urban Terrorism
- Terror-Inflicted Burn Injury
- Neurosurgical Injury Related to Terror
- Crush Injury, Crush Syndrome
- Maxillofacial Injury Related to Terror
- Pediatrics and Terrorism
- Aftermath and Ethical Considerations
- Forensic Investigation of Suicide Bombings
- Psychological Effects of Terror Attacks
- Ethics and Terror Medicine