RT Book, Section
A1 Savel, Richard H.
A1 Shiloh, Ariel L.
A1 Kvetan, Vladimir
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107721815
T1 Biological Warfare
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738811
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107721815
RD 2024/04/24
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.