Publication Date: March 31, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1420052659 
| ISBN-13: 978-1420052657 | Edition: 2 | Dedicated to those who died at the hands of a madman while the world did nothing but boast, bicker, and buck-pass.


Updated to reflect the numerous advances that have evolved since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Emergency Response Handbook for Chemical and Biological Agents and Weapons, Second Edition maintains its reputation as a comprehensive training manual for emergency responders to incidents involving nuclear, biological, and chemical materials.

Features more than 70% new and updated material!

This second edition presents in-depth coverage of actual response techniques and new approaches for coping with critical situations caused by criminal activity, industrial accidents, or even mini-epidemics. Augmenting its coverage of field first aid for response personnel, this edition contains up-to-date tools such as checklists and streamlined procedures for on-scene coordination. It incorporates the latest detection devices, cost/recovery and hazard analyses, diagnostic methods, pretreatments, vaccines, decontamination techniques, antidotes, and medical treatments available.

Includes a new perspective on the progress and projected developments for military protocols and procedures

Emergency Response Handbook for Chemical and Biological Agents and Weapons, Second Edition can be used as an independent reference or in training courses for emergency responders, government agencies, hospitals, and commercial sectors handling chemical spills, biological threats, or radiation hazards.



Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (March 31, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420052659
ISBN-13: 978-1420052657


 
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