Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness
ACP's bioterrorism and disaster preparedness section covers resources for a wide variety of topics, including pandemic flu, anthrax and smallpox.
- Overview
- Anthrax
- Biotoxins Nerve Agents and Toxic Gases
- Blast Injuries
- Ionizing Radiation
- Pandemic Flu
- Plague, Tularemia and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Smallpox
- Additional Resources
- Self Assessment
- Speakers Bureau
- Mobile Resources
- ACP Clinical Practice Newsgroup
- Courses
- Other Web Resources
- News
- FBI/Public Health Offices
Overview
General Information
- Clinician Information Line (CIL): 1-800-232-4636
CIL is a 24/7 telephone response system. Although established initially to respond to clinicians’ questions regarding smallpox, smallpox vaccine, and adverse events following smallpox vaccination, the CIL has been expanded to provide clinicians with the same services for 8 other emergent diseases and terrorism agents (SARS, West Nile Virus, Influenza, Avian influenza, ricin, radiation, anthrax, and chlorine). - MKSAP 15: Bioterrorism (login required; subscribers only)
- Bioterrorism Medical Aspects
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the release of a new computer model, developed by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College, that will help health officials better plan large-scale antibiotic dispensing and vaccination responses to bioterrorism and large-scale epidemics. The computer model allows public health and emergency planners to estimate the number and type of staff required to operate mass prophylaxis clinics.
- Meeting Proceedings: Linkages of Acute Care and EMS to State and Local Public Health Programs: The Role of Interactive Information Systems for Responding to Events Resulting in Mass Injury
- CDC Clinician Registry: Receive regular updates on terrorism and emergency response issues targeted to clinicians.
- Bioterrorism Summaries from Annual Session 2002
- Bioterrorism Pocket Guide
- ACP Observer Articles
- Tips to treat the psychological fallout of trauma
- The trouble with vaccines to fight bioterrorism
- New technologies help laboratories fight bioterrorism
- Annual Session News
- CDC Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Plan
- CDC Laboratory Response to Suspicious Substances
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is a Publication of the American Medical Association (AMA). It emphasizes public health preparedness and disaster response for health care and public health professionals. It is published quarterly and is available online and in print. For more information and how to subscribe please go here.
- Thoughts on Bioterrorism
Psychological Resources
- The Road to Resilience - This web resource from the American Psychological Association describes resilience and some factors that affect how people deal with hardship.
- MKSAP 12 Update
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PIER: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder- The American Psychiatric Association Coping with a National Tragedy - Resources and Tools
- National Institute of Mental Health Response to Terrorist Acts Against America
indicates areas available to ACP members only. Members can register online for immediate access.
Bibliography
- Bibliographic information on Bioterrorism
Anthrax
General Information
- Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002 (JAMA article)
- ACP Internist - Lesson's learned from last fall's anthrax attacks
- Quick Facts about Anthrax
- CDC Interim Guidelines for Anthrax Exposure Management and Therapy
- Anthrax Information from the CDC
- How to Handle a Mailed Anthrax Threat
Cutaneous Anthrax
- PowerPoint Lecture on Cutaneous Anthrax
- American Academy of Dermatology Cutaneous Anthrax Management Algorithm
- Images of Cutaneous Anthrax and its Mimics
- PIER: Anthrax
Inhalational Anthrax
- Accuracy of Screening for Inhalational Anthrax after a Bioterrorist Attack
- Medical Letter Post-exposure Anthrax Prophylaxis
- A Triage Algorithm for Inhalational Anthrax
- JAMA articles (include chest x-ray and CT scan images)
- PIER: Anthrax
Information for Patients on Anthrax
- How to Tell A Cold or Flu from Inhalational Anthrax
- Medlineplus -The National Library of Medicine's health topic page on anthrax
Biotoxins, Nerve Agents and Toxic Gases
- Quick Facts about Biotoxins
- Quick Facts about Nerve Agents
- Quick Facts about Toxic Gases
- ACP Guide to Chemical Terrorism Identification Pocket Guide
- Medical Letter Prevention and Treatment of Injury from Chemical Warfare Agents
- The chemical agents every doctor should recognize
- PIER: Botulinum Toxin Poisoning
- PIER: Nerve Agent Exposure
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Blast Injuries
- Blast Lung Injury: What Clinicians Need to Know
- Trauma and Injury Triage: Blast Trauma: The Fourth Weapon of Mass Destruction and Triage: Principles and Practice
Ionizing Radiation
- REMM (Radiation Event Medical Management) Guidance on Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Providers
- Information Regarding Polonium-210
- Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome: Recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group
- Pocket Guide for Responders to Ionizing Radiation Terrorism
Pandemic Flu
- 2nd National Congress
- New York State guidelines for distribution of ventilators in an Influenza Pandemic
Plague, Tularemia and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Quick facts about Plague
- Quick facts about Tularemia
- Quick facts about Viral Hemorrhagic fevers
- PIER: Ebola and Marburg Virus
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Smallpox
General Information
- Smallpox Pre-Vaccination Information Packet from the CDC
- Medical Letter On Drugs and Therapeutics
- New Smallpox Vaccination Pocket Reference Guide
- Quick Facts About Smallpox
- Quick Facts About Smallpox Vaccination
- Images of Smallpox and its Mimics
- PowerPoint Lecture on Smallpox
- Smallpox Information from the CDC
- Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Guide - This guide is designed to facilitate and strengthen the ability of state and local officials to quickly and effectively implement large-scale vaccination clinics in response to a smallpox outbreak.
- PIER: Smallpox
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Information for Patients on Smallpox
- Frequently Asked Questions about Smallpox
Additional Resources
Self Assessment
- Self-Assessment multiple-choice questions, answers, and critiques
- MKSAP 15 Question: Anthrax 1
- MKSAP 15 Question: Anthrax 2
- MKSAP 15 Question: Botulism as a Biological Weapon
- MKSAP 15 Question: Smallpox
- MKSAP 15 Question: Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
Speakers Bureau
- List of expert speakers on Bioterrorism and related topics
Courses
- Online courses from Penn State University: Master of Homeland Security in Public Health Preparedness and certificates in disaster preparedness and bioterrorism
- Plague Training Module
Eight-lesson Web-based module designed to teach you about the natural epidemiology of plague and how to manage it as both a natural disease and an intentional attack - Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism a free on-line reference guide
Other Web Resources
- Links to other valuable information sites
News
- Ricin
- CDC MMWR Weekly Report
- U.S. Department of State International Travel Warnings
Contact FBI/Public Health Offices
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