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OverviewA nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists—even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less—would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwhelming for local emergency response and health care systems to rescue and treat, even assuming that these systems and their personnel were not themselves incapacitated by the event. The United States has been struggling for some time to address and plan for the threat of nuclear terrorism and other weapons of mass destruction that terrorists might obtain and use. The Department of Homeland Security recently contracted with the Institute of Medicine to hold a workshop, summarized in this volume, to assess medical preparedness for a nuclear detonation of up to 10 kilotons. This book provides a candid and sobering look at our current state of preparedness for an IND, and identifies several key areas in which we might begin to focus our national efforts in a way that will improve the overall level of preparedness. Table of Contents Front Matter Workshop Report Appendix A: Workshop Agendas Appendix B: Registered Workshop Attendees Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Panelists Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultant, and Staff Full Product DetailsAuthor: Institute of Medicine , Board on Health Sciences Policy , Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event , Susan R. McCutchenPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780309130882ISBN 10: 0309130883 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 19 September 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Workshop Report; 3 Appendix A: Workshop Agendas; 4 Appendix B: Registered Workshop Attendees; 5 Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Panelists; 6 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultant, and StaffReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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