A Resource for Physicians, Nurses, Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement and Firefighters

Bought to you by Physicians’ Desk Reference®, the most trusted name in health care, the PDR® Guide to Terrorism Response is designed to be used in an emergency when every second counts.

• For law enforcement, firefighting, and EMS personnel in the field, there are checklists for managing a biological, chemical, incendiary, explosive, or nuclear/radiological terrorism incident based on guidelines developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Justice Department, and the Department of Homeland Security.
• Rather than requiring you to page through text when the clock is ticking, the book offers three levels of information—basic, intermediate, and detailed—with each level cross-referenced to the next. Choose the depth of detail you need to find information fast.
• Fold-out index tab dividers let you turn to directly the section you want, where checklists and tables guide you through the steps necessary to protect yourself, save lives, and maintain order in chaos.
• Tables organized by body system and color photographs of actual patients swiftly help you identify which biological or chemical agent is likely to have been used in an attack—based on victim signs and symptoms—so you can take appropriate action.
• Each agent is then succinctly profiled in table form—key background facts, what to look for in victims, self-protection measures, and administering first aid in the field.
• For medical personnel, comprehensive checklists cover prehospital measures, patient decontamination, clinical presentation, diagnosis, labs and x-rays, treatment, and more—with drugs, dosages, and regimens presented in so you can read them at a glance.
• Drug tables are cross-referenced to more detailed but concise monographs on antibiotics and chemical weapon antidotes—including indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and more—written with PDR's renowned clarity and authority.