TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - CBRNE Preparedness A1 - Thomas, Dana A1 - Hawkins, Camille A2 - LaDou, Joseph A2 - Harrison, Robert J. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e AB - Disasters and their resultant health implications present medical professionals with challenges outside their normal practice. These events may occur naturally or be man-made. In both instances, the potential for widespread devastation is a real and ever-present danger which demands occupational health care professionals be adequately prepared to respond. Disaster preparedness for all types of emergencies from acts of nature, including pandemics, to acts of terror requires understanding of potential hazards, the ability to forecast emergencies, formulate plans, and train for response. The intent of this chapter is to outline and discuss some of the relevant chemical, biological, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) events that may cause disasters at local, national, and global levels. This is not intended to be an inclusive list of all CBRNE agents, only those considered most likely to naturally occur or be purposely developed and used as weapons of mass destruction. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180882334 ER -