"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.
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"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.
Imprint | Crc Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | March 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | John R. Cashman |
Dimensions | 254 x 178 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 524 |
Edition | 2nd edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4200-5265-7 |
Barcode | 9781420052657 |
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LSN | 1-4200-5265-9 |