RT Book, Section
A1 Shiloh, Ariel L.
A1 Lewandowski, David
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
A2 Douglas, Ivor S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1201806875
T1 Biological Warfare
T2 Hall, Schmidt and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care, 5<sup>th</sup> Edition
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264264353
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201806875
RD 2024/10/10
AB KEY  POINTSUnlike  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.