TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 61. Biowarfare Agents
A1  - Karwa, Manoj
A1  - Loganathan, Raghu S.
A1  - Kvetan, Vladimir
A2  - Hall, Jesse B.
A2  - Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2  - Wood, Lawrence D.H.
PY  - 2005
T2  - Principles of Critical Care, 3e
AB  - Unlike  other  mass  casualty  events,  mass  exposure  to  a  biological  agent  is  unlikely  to  be  realized  until  cases  start  presenting  and  a  high  degree  of  suspicion  is  needed  to  realize  this.Specific  knowledge  of  the  various  types  of  agents  is  required  to  help  in  the  diagnosis  and  management.Victims  of  class  A  agents  such  as  plague,  anthrax,  botulinum  toxin,  smallpox,  and  viral  hemorrhagic  fever  are  likely  to  be  critically  ill  and  in  need  of  the  expertise  of  intensivists.Preparedness  for  a  mass  casualty  event  is  key  in  dealing  with  effective  care  of  patients  in  the  hospital  setting,  containment  of  spread  of  particularly  virulent  organisms,  and  controlling  public  hysteria.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2021/02/28
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2292424
ER  -