Overview

This edited collection brings together an international panel of experts to present the basics of terror medicine. The book opens with a discussion of the definition of terror medicine and makes a case for it as a vital and growing discipline. Key issues of training, response, and coordination are introduced and fully discussed. The text addresses questions about hospital preparedness, gives an overview of response strategies for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive events, and lays out strategies for coping with specific types of injury (multiple projectile, burns, crushing) as well as pediatric issues. The book also deals with the aftermath of the terrorist attack and offers commentary on forensics concerns, the psychological issues and community needs that might arise in the wake of an attack, and touches upon ethical issues the physician may encounter.

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Author:   Shmuel Shapira ,  Jeffrey Hammond ,  Leonard Cole
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.840kg
ISBN:  

9780387094113

ISBN 10:   0387094113
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   10 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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From the reviews: An international group of authors present the basics of terror medicine. ! Practitioners and trainees in emergency medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and other specialties treating trauma are an appropriate audience for this work ! . Administrators with responsibility for acute care programs may also benefit from this background material. ! I recommend this resource for practitioners and hospitals serving in the acute care safety net. (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, March, 2009) The latest single source reference to address the multitude of issues that arise in our fairly elementary experience in disaster preparedness and response related to terrorist acts. ! The challenge for readers ! is the applicability of the lessons from countries where terrorism is a daily concern to a country in which even the memories of September 11 have dimmed. ! Essentials of Terror Medicine does a nice job of consolidating and distilling important and practical information ! with a truly qualified list of contributors. (David V. Shatz, The Journal of TRAUMA, Vol. 67 (6), December, 2009)

From the reviews: An international group of authors present the basics of terror medicine. ... Practitioners and trainees in emergency medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and other specialties treating trauma are an appropriate audience for this work ... . Administrators with responsibility for acute care programs may also benefit from this background material. ... I recommend this resource for practitioners and hospitals serving in the acute care safety net. (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, March, 2009) The latest single source reference to address the multitude of issues that arise in our fairly elementary experience in disaster preparedness and response related to terrorist acts. ... The challenge for readers ... is the applicability of the lessons from countries where terrorism is a daily concern to a country in which even the memories of September 11 have dimmed. ... Essentials of Terror Medicine does a nice job of consolidating and distilling important and practical information ... with a truly qualified list of contributors. (David V. Shatz, The Journal of TRAUMA, Vol. 67 (6), December, 2009)

"From the reviews: ""An international group of authors present the basics of terror medicine. … Practitioners and trainees in emergency medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and other specialties treating trauma are an appropriate audience for this work … . Administrators with responsibility for acute care programs may also benefit from this background material. … I recommend this resource for practitioners and hospitals serving in the acute care safety net."" (David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2009) “The latest single source reference to address the multitude of issues that arise in our fairly elementary experience in disaster preparedness and response related to terrorist acts. … The challenge for readers … is the applicability of the lessons from countries where terrorism is a daily concern to a country in which even the memories of September 11 have dimmed. … Essentials of Terror Medicine does a nice job of consolidating and distilling important and practical information … with a truly qualified list of contributors.” (David V. Shatz, The Journal of TRAUMA, Vol. 67 (6), December, 2009)"

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