Local Planning for Terror and Disaster

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Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice toexperts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessingthe quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directionsfor improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews ofterror medicine, security and communications, which areindispensable to successful preparedness, while subsequent chaptersconcentrate on a particular field and how responders from thatfield communicate and interact with others during and after anevent. Thus, a chapter by a physician discusses not onlythe doctor's role but how that role is, or should be, coordinatedwith emergency medical technicians and police. Similarly,chapters by law enforcement figures also review policeresponsibilities and interactions with nurses, EMTs, volunteers andother relevant responders. Developed from topics at recent Symposia on Terror Medicine andSecurity, Local Planning also encompasses aspects ofemergency and disaster medicine, as well as techniques fordiagnosis, rescue, coordination and security that are distinctiveto a terrorist attack. Each chapter also includesa case study that demonstrates preparedness, or lack thereof,for a real or hypothetical event, including lessons learned, nextsteps, and areas for improvement in this globalera which increasingly calls for preparedness at a locallevel.

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Leonard A. Cole

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"In summary, this book is an excellent read and the waythe various incidents and subsequent responses are recounted, onecannot help but to reevaluate how to plan for disasters andemergencies to be better prepared for not only realistic worst caseevents but also for the Black Swan." (Journal ofChemical Health & Safety, 1 April 2013) "Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: FromBioterrorism to Earthquakes, is required reading for anyoneinvolved in responding to Mass Casualty Events which means allof us, because we could all become firstresponders."--Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin,PhD, familysecuritymatters.org "'Local Planning' may be among the most important books publishedthis year. . . ."--Warren Boroson,newjerseynewsroom.com "Leonard Cole and Nancy Connell have producedan essential book, not just for counterterrorismand disaster preparedness professionals, but for each and everyAmerican. We can't prevent disasters but we can mitigatethem, and the key to mitigation is preparedness. I know of nobetter place to look for that key than in the pages of thisbook."--Clark Ervin, Former Inspector General, USDepartment of Homeland Security "A great read. At a time when funding for local preparednessefforts is waning, this book is a clarion call for reversing thattrend. Leading experts and practitioners from across thepreparedness spectrum provide vivid case studies and give valuablejudgments about what matters most in responding to disasters andterrorism. Read it and be reminded how much depends onlocal response when catastrophe strikes." --ThomasInglesby, MD, Director of the Center for Biosecurity ofUPMC "This text is an excellent addition to the discipline ofdisaster management. It includes realistic case studies tointroduce the diverse range of disaster and terror situations thatmedical, security, or other professionals should be prepared toaddress. Any disaster professional would benefit greatly fromheeding its lessons." --Jane Bullock, FormerChief of Staff, Federal Emergency Management Agency "This book provides a unique approach to the trueinterdisciplinary requirements for responses to terrorist anddisaster events as it translates findings from case studies intoactions needed for preparedness. Thus, it provides much neededinformation for the disciplines that comprise disaster medicine,including administration and security. It is an important read thatwill enhance our levels of preparedness." --MarvinBirnbaum, MD, PhD, Chair, Board of Directors, World Association forDisaster and Emergency Medicine
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