Toxico-terrorism: Emergency Response and Clinical Approach to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents

623 Pages·2007·6.03 MB·English

by  Robin McFee

TOXICO-TERRORISM
EmergencyResponseand
ClinicalApproach to
Chemical, Biological, and
RadiologicalAgents
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TOXICO-TERRORISM
EmergencyResponseand
ClinicalApproachto
Chemical, Biological, and
RadiologicalAgents
Robin B. McFee, DO, MPH, FACPM
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
SUNY/Stony Brook
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
NYCOM, New York Institute of Technology
Toxicologist, Long Island Regional Poison Information Center
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, New York
Medical Director, Threat Science™
Jerrold B. Leikin, MD, FABMT, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, FACOEM
Director of Medical Toxicology
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare—OMEGA
Glenbrook Hospital
Glenview, Illinois
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Health Systems Management
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Illinois
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With gratitude, love and in memory of Cinderella and Mac McFee—devoted,
loving parents, insightful mentors, and my best friends.
Robin B. McFee
To Robin Ellen, Scott Michael, Eryn Nicole and D. J.
For their inspiration and support in the preparation of this book.
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CONTENTS
Contributors xiii
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxiii
PART I GENERAL PATIENT PRINCIPLES 1
1 TOXIDROME RECOGNITION 3
Ernest E. Wang and Timothy B. Erickson
2 BIODROMES—BIOWEAPON RECOGNITION 13
Robin B. McFee
3 COUNTERMEASURES AND FACILITY PREPAREDNESS: AN OVERVIEW 19
Robin B. McFee
4 SUPPORTIVE CARE 27
Edward M. Bottei and Jerrold B. Leikin
5 DERMAL ISSUES 33
Rhonda Brand and Andrea Carlson
6 NEUROLOGIC ISSUES IN EMERGENCY BIOTERRORISM 39
Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay and Michael Rezak
7 CARDIAC ISSUES 67
Jenny J. Lu and Sean M. Bryant
8 MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIFESTATIONS OF BIOTERRORISM 71
Nirav A. Shah and Steven D. Levin
9 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL ISSUES 79
Manpreet S. Chhabra , Rashmi Kapur, and Kent Kirk
10 RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE UNIT ISSUES 83
Niraj Mahajan , Mairaj Jaleel, and Shashi K . Bellam
11 GASTROINTESTINAL AND HEPATIC ISSUES 89
Eric Cohen and Eric Elton
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12 ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES 101
Stephen Hurwitz, Nicolas Bergeron, and David M. Benedek
13 PALLIATIVE AND EXPECTANT (BLACK TAG) CARE 109
Daniel H. Shevrin
14 SPECIAL POPULATIONS: PEDIATRICS 117
Amy L. Drendel and David D. Gummin
15 GERIATRICS: BIOTERRORISM, EMERGING THREATS, AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR GERIATRIC PATIENTS 123
Robin B. McFee and Scott Lillibridge
16 SPECIAL POPULATIONS: WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT 133
Kirk L. Cumpston
17 WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES 143
Susan J. Piazza and Carol des Lauriers
18 HOSPITAL LABORATORY ISSUES 147
Robert Rosecrans
PART II EMS ISSUES 155
19 CHEMPACK 157
Rachel Burke and Steven E. Aks
20 APPROACH TO DISASTER AND MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS 163
J. Marc Liu and D. Robert Rodgers
21 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HAZMAT) EMERGENCIES 171
Richard G. Thomas and Frank G. Walter
22 ENHANCING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 179
Christina L. Catlett
23 EMS-ED CONSIDERATIONS 187
J. Marc Liu, Brigham Temple, and Jack Whitney
24 FIELD IDENTIFICATION AND DECONTAMINATION OF TOXINS 193
Chad Tameling and Bijan Saeedi
PART III EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PREPAREDNESS 201
25 TRIAGE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 203
Deborah A. Hassman