| Contents |
Mass casualty events: lessons learned -- Hospital preparation and response to an incident -- Physician recognition of bioterrorism-related diseases -- Introduction to biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological weapons: with review of their historical use -- Anthrax -- Plague -- Tularemia -- Brucellosis -- Q fever -- Melioidosis and glanders -- Botulinum toxins -- Ricin toxin -- Staphylococcal enterotoxin B -- Mycotoxins -- Smallpox -- Viral hemorrhagic fevers -- Viral encephalitides -- Pulmonary toxic agents -- Cyanide -- Vesicants -- Nerve agents -- Incapacitating agents -- Riot control agents -- Radiation effects -- Explosives -- Psychological impact of terrorist incidents -- Conclusions. |
