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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION:
EMERGENCY CARE
by Robert A. De Lorenzo and Robert S. Porter

“U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences, Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Focuses on the
prehospital
problems faced by first-responders, EMTs, paramedics and other health
professionals
caring
for the victims of terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction. These
weapons
include bombs, nuclear weapons, incendiary devices, biological and chemical
warfare
agents, and more.”

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“This book explores the new and rapidly developing area of tactical EMS. Tactical
emergency
services is a special blend of prehospital care and military-style tactical operations
encompassing field and wilderness medicine under austere and often hostile
conditions.
Focusing on the unique prehospital problems facing all tactical EMTs, this book
covers
wounds from conventional weapons as well and nuclear, biologic, and chemical
weapons.
Medical evacuation, environmental medicine and triage as well as ambulatory care
and
topics
unique to EMTs providing law enforcement medical support are also addressed.
The
Tactical
Environment of Care. Injury Mechanisms from Conventional Weapons. Care of
Ballistic and
Missile Casualties. Care of Blast and Burn Casualties. Care of Chemical
Casualties. Care
of
Biologic Casualties. Care of Nuclear Casualties. Tactical Evacuation. Evacuation
Care.
Tactical Triage. Basics of Tactical Ambulatory Care. Tactical Law Enforcement
Medical
Support. This is an excellent reference for military medics, military physicians,
EMTs,
paramedics, police officers, SWAT teams, or other medical providers who wish to
expand
their knowledge of tactical EMS.”

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Medical Aspects of WMD.
2. Prehospital Response to WMD.
3. Care of Explosive & Incendiary Injuries.
4. Care of Chemical Agent Injuries.
5. Care of Biological Agent Illnesses.
6. Care of Nuclear Injuries.
7. Personal Protection & Patient Decontamination.
Appendix A: Medications.
Appendix B: NBC Protection Procedures.
Appendix C: Field Amputation.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

“ROBERT A. DE LORENZO, MD, FACEP is a major in the US Army on active
duty. He has
over 18 years experience in traditional EMS settings, including basic EMT,
paramedic,
training officer, and medical director. He is also expert in military medicine and
specializes
in
tactical emergency medicine. He is author of the textbook Tactical Emergency
Care
numerous EMS and military articles in the medical peer-review and EMS
literature.”


“ROBERT S. PORTER, MA, EMT-P is the Senior Advanced Life Support Educator
for
Madison County, New York and a flight paramedic with AirOne, of the Onondaga
County
Sheriffs Department. He is coauthor of the successful Brady series of EMS
textbooks
including Tactical Emergency Care, Paramedic Emergency Care, and Intermediate
Emergency Care. He has over 25 years of EMS education and administrative
experience
and
is considered a national leader in EMS education.”

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2000, 152 pages. Order #DR618
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