TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

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Go back to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Web site at www.centerforthestudy-oftraumaticstress.org and click on Terrorism Preparedness. Then click on the New Normal. What is Secondary Traumatization and who may be affected When should children be referred to a pediatrician or mental health specialist ... 

Source This information is compiled from Centers tor Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). Explosions and blast injuries A primer for clinicians. Centers for Disease Control. Retrieved June 16, 2006, from http //www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/explosions.asp and Linsky, R., Miller, A (2005). Types of explosions and explosive injuries defined. In D. C. Keyes, J. L Burstein, R. B. Schwartz, and R. E. Swienton (Eds.), Medical response to terrorism Preparedness and clinical practice (pp. 198-211). New York Lippincott, Williams Wilkins. 

Markenson, D., Redlener, I. (2004). Pediatric terrorism preparedness national guidelines and recommendations Findings of an evidenced-based consensus process. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 2(4), 301-319. 

Veenema, T. (2003). Chemical and biological terrorism preparedness for staff development specialists. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 19(5), 215-222. 

The need for effective terrorism preparedness, encompassing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) agents, has placed new demands on the PHN. To continue in the tradition of assessment, assurance, and policy development, new skills must be developed relating to CBRNE events. 

Finally, it would be useful for government and businesses alike to ensure that products marketed for terrorism preparedness and response are safe and effective. This would include setting standards for equipment design and performance, developing guidelines for product use, and supplying warning labels. 

Robert Albano, Senior Editor, Springer, immediately recognized the need for an entire book devoted to the topic of biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism preparedness for primary care physicians. He offered me the opportunity to write this book, and his enthusiasm and commitment to the project helped me get started. 

In 2004, CDC published the National Public Health Strategy for Terrorism Preparedness and Response Guide to provide information on the following areas ... 

Keyes DC Editor in Chief Medical Response to Terrorism preparedness and clinical practice, Philadelphia, 2004, Lippincott, Williams Wilkins. 

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