Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes

CONTRIBUTORS vii

PROLOGUE xi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii

PART I INTRODUCTION: THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN

1 Preparedness, Uncertainty, and Terror Medicine 3
Leonard A. Cole

2 Bioterrorism and the Communication of Uncertainty 17
Leonard A. Cole, Laura H. Kahn, and Peter M. Sandman

3 Responding to Disaster and Terrorism: The Central Role of Communication 29
Steven M. Becker

PART II HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

4 The Role of the Emergency Physician 47
Emily G. Kidd, Donald H. Jenkins, and Craig A. Manifold

5 The Role of the Nurse 61
Dian Dowling Evans, Samuel E. Shartar, and James W. Gordon

6 The Role of the Dentist 71
David L. Glotzer

7 The Role of the Emergency Medical Technician 83
Brendan McCluskey and Henry P. Cortacans

8 The Role of the Mental Health Professional 95
Ann E. Norwood, Lisa M. Brown, and Gerard A. Jacobs

PART III INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT

9 The Role of the Manager of Mass Casualty and Disaster Events 111
Shmuel C. Shapira and Limor Aharonson-Daniel

10 The Role of Public Health 123
Henry Falk and Isaac Ashkenazi

11 The Role of the Hospital Receiver 139
Mark A. Merlin

12 Managing Traumatic Stress 153
Steven M. Crimando

PART IV SUPPORT AND SECURITY

13 The Role of the On-Scene Bystander and Survivor 165
Bruria Adini

14 The Role of the Trained Volunteer 177
Brenda D. Phillips, Njoki Mwarumba, and Debra Wagner

15 Bioterrorism, Biosecurity, and the Laboratory 189
Nancy D. Connell and James Netterwald

16 The Role of the Law Enforcement Officer 201
Graeme R. Newman and Ronald V. Clarke

17 A Model Case of Counterterrorism: Thwarting a Subway Bombing 215
Joshua Sinai

18 The Newest Security Threat: Cyber-Conflict 227
Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos

PART V CONCLUSION

19 Preparedness, Black Swans, and Salient Themes 241
Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole

Index 249