Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes

Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews of terror medicine, security and communications, which are indispensable to successful preparedness, while subsequent chapters concentrate on a particular field and how responders from that field communicate and interact with others during and after an event. Thus, a chapter by a physician discusses not only the doctor's role but how that role is, or should be, coordinated with emergency medical technicians and police. Similarly, chapters by law enforcement figures also review police responsibilities and interactions with nurses, EMTs, volunteers and other relevant responders.  Developed from topics at recent Symposia on Terror Medicine and Security, Local Planning also encompasses aspects of emergency and disaster medicine, as well as techniques for diagnosis, rescue, coordination and security that are distinctive to a terrorist attack. Each chapter also includes a case study that demonstrates preparedness, or lack thereof, for a real or hypothetical event, including lessons learned, next steps, and areas for improvement in this global era which increasingly calls for preparedness at a local level.Content: Chapter 1 Preparedness, Uncertainty, and Terror Medicine (pages 1–15): Leonard A. ColeChapter 2 Bioterrorism and the Communication of Uncertainty (pages 17–27): Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn and Peter M. SandmanChapter 3 Responding to Disaster and Terrorism: The Central Role of Communication (pages 29–43): Steven M. BeckerChapter 4 The Role of the Emergency Physician (pages 45–60): Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins and Craig A. ManifoldChapter 5 The Role of the Nurse (pages 61–70): Dian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar and James W. GordonChapter 6 The Role of the Dentist (pages 71–81): David L. GlotzerChapter 7 The Role of the Emergency Medical Technician (pages 83–93): Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. CortacansChapter 8 The Role of the Mental Health Professional (pages 95–107): Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown and Gerard A. JacobsChapter 9 The Role of the Manager of Mass Casualty and Disaster Events (pages 109–122): Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson?DanielChapter 10 The Role of Public Health (pages 123–137): Henry Falk and Isaac AshkenaziChapter 11 The Role of the Hospital Receiver (pages 139–152): Mark A. MerlinChapter 12 Managing Traumatic Stress (pages 153–162): Steven M. CrimandoChapter 13 The Role of the On?Scene Bystander and Survivor (pages 163–175): Bruria AdiniChapter 14 The Role of the Trained Volunteer (pages 177–188): Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba and Debra WagnerChapter 15 Bioterrorism, Biosecurity, and the Laboratory (pages 189–199): Nancy D. Connell and James NetterwaldChapter 16 The Role of the Law Enforcement Officer (pages 201–213): Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. ClarkeChapter 17 A Model Case of Counterterrorism: Thwarting a Subway Bombing (pages 215–226): Joshua SinaiChapter 18 The Newest Security Threat: Cyber?Conflict (pages 227–238): Panayotis A. YannakogeorgosChapter 19 Preparedness, Black Swans, and Salient Themes (pages 239–248): Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole