RT Book, Section
A1 Thomas, Dana
A1 Hawkins, Camille
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180882334
T1 CBRNE Preparedness
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260143430
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180882334
RD 2024/04/24
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.