Overview

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.

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Author:   Leonard A. Cole ,  Nancy D. Connell
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9781118112861

ISBN 10:   1118112865
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   26 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CONTRIBUTORS vii PROLOGUE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii PART I INTRODUCTION: THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN 1 Preparedness, Uncertainty, and Terror Medicine 3 Leonard A. Cole 2 Bioterrorism and the Communication of Uncertainty 17 Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn, and Peter M. Sandman 3 Responding to Disaster and Terrorism: The Central Role of Communication 29 Steven M. Becker PART II HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS 4 The Role of the Emergency Physician 47 Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins, and Craig A. Manifold 5 The Role of the Nurse 61 Dian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar, and James W. Gordon 6 The Role of the Dentist 71 David L. Glotzer 7 The Role of the Emergency Medical Technician 83 Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. Cortacans 8 The Role of the Mental Health Professional 95 Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown, and Gerard A. Jacobs PART III INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT 9 The Role of the Manager of Mass Casualty and Disaster Events 111 Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson-Daniel 10 The Role of Public Health 123 Henry Falk and Isaac Ashkenazi 11 The Role of the Hospital Receiver 139 Mark A. Merlin 12 Managing Traumatic Stress 153 Steven M. Crimando PART IV SUPPORT AND SECURITY 13 The Role of the On-Scene Bystander and Survivor 165 Bruria Adini 14 The Role of the Trained Volunteer 177 Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba, and Debra Wagner 15 Bioterrorism, Biosecurity, and the Laboratory 189 Nancy D. Connell and James Netterwald 16 The Role of the Law Enforcement Officer 201 Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. Clarke 17 A Model Case of Counterterrorism: Thwarting a Subway Bombing 215 Joshua Sinai 18 The Newest Security Threat: Cyber-Conflict 227 Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos PART V CONCLUSION 19 Preparedness, Black Swans, and Salient Themes 241 Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole Index 249

Reviews

'Local Planning' may be among the most important books published this year... -- Warren Boroson, newjerseynewsroom.com Leonard Cole and Nancy Connell have produced an essential book, not just for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness professionals, but for each and every American. We can't prevent disasters but we can mitigate them, and the key to mitigation is preparedness. I know of no better place to look for that key than in the pages of this book. -- Clark Ervin, Former Inspector General, US Department of Homeland Security A great read. At a time when funding for local preparedness efforts is waning, this book is a clarion call for reversing that trend. Leading experts and practitioners from across the preparedness spectrum provide vivid case studies and give valuable judgments about what matters most in responding to disasters and terrorism. Read it and be reminded how much depends on local response when catastrophe strikes. -- Thomas Inglesby, MD, Director of the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC This text is an excellent addition to the discipline of disaster management. It includes realistic case studies to introduce the diverse range of disaster and terror situations that medical, security, or other professionals should be prepared to address. Any disaster professional would benefit greatly from heeding its lessons. -- Jane Bullock, Former Chief of Staff, Federal Emergency Management Agency This bookprovides a unique approach to the true interdisciplinary requirements for responses to terrorist and disaster events as it translates findings from case studies into actions needed for preparedness. Thus, it provides much needed information for the disciplines that comprise disaster medicine, including administration and security. It is an important read that will enhance our levels of preparedness. -- Marvin Birnbaum, MD, PhD, Chair, Board of Directors, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Leonard Cole and Nancy Connell have produced an essential book, not just for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness professionals, but for each and every American. We can't prevent disasters but we can mitigate them, and the key to mitigation is preparedness. I know of no better place to look for that key than in the pages of this book. -- Clark Ervin, Former Inspector General, US Department of Homeland Security

Author Information

Dr. Leonard Cole is an adjunct professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, NJ, and director of the Program on Terror Medicine and Security at UMDNJ's Center for BioDefense.  He has published widely on terrorism-related subjects including chapters in two recent Wiley volumes: Suicide Terror and Bacillus Anthracis and Anthrax.  His most recent books are The Anthrax Letters (revised edition, 2009) and Essentials of Terror Medicine (co-editor, 2009). A full list of works by Dr. Cole is available on his website www.leonardcole.com. Dr. Nancy Connell is professor of infectious disease at the Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.  She is director of UMDNJ's Center for BioDefense, has authored numerous scientific articles, and has served on national and regional panels concerning biosecurity.  Currently, she is a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee on the ""Review of the Scientific Approaches Used by the FBI During Its Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Mailings.""

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