Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards

by Tener Goodwin Veenema PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP, FAAN (Editor)

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Disaster planning and emergency preparedness have never been more critical to the nurses who serve as our front-line response. Today's pandemic threats of global terrorism, disease, and natural disasters make this comprehensive handbook of best practices a necessity--meeting the need for a nursing workforce that is adequately prepared to respond to any disaster or public health emergency.

In addition to a thorough update based on the most recent recommendations, this second edition contains six new chapters:

• Emergency Health Services (EMS and other first responders)
• Burn Assessment and Management
• Explosive&Traumatic Terrorism
• Caring for High-Risk, High-Vulnerability Patients
• Emerging Infectious Disease (avian and other flu pandemics)
• Chemical Decontamination

All content reflects the guidelines provided in the Federal Disaster Response Plan and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and therapeutic recommendations from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Disaster Nursing will prepare any nurse or EMS team to provide health care under a variety of disaster conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826121486
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	06/18/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	680
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As an internationally recognized expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness, she has served as senior scientist to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Affairs Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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About the Editor
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Dedication
Foreword (Eric K. Noji)
Foreword (Colleen Conway-Welch)
Special Foreword (Loretta C. Ford)
Part I: Disaster Preparedness

1. Essentials of Disaster Planning, Tener Goodwin Veneema
2. Leadership and Coordination in Disaster Health Care Systems: The Federal Disaster Response Network, Roberta Lavin, Lynn Slepski, and Tener Goodwin Veenema
3. Emergency Health Services, Jeremy T. Cushman, Manish N. Shah, Charles L. Maddow, and Jonnathan Busko
4. American Red Cross Disaster Health Services and Disaster Nursing, Dianne Yeater and Nancy McKelvey
5. Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Disasters, Kathleen Coyne Plum
6. Legal and Ethical Issues in Disaster Response, Amy T. Campbell, Kevin D. Hart, and Sally A. Norton
7. Crisis Communication: The Role of the Media, Brigitte L. Nacos

Part II: Disaster Management

8. Disaster Management, Kristine Qureshi and Kristine M. Gebbie
9. Disaster Triage, Kristine Qureshi and Tener Goodwin Veenema
10. Restoring Public Health under Disaster Conditions: Basic Sanitation, Water and Food Supply, and Shelter, Tener Goodwin Veenema
11. Managing Emergencies Outside of the Hospital: Special Events, Mass Gatherings, and Mass Casualty Incidents, Tener Goodwin Veenema
12. Management of Burn Mass Casualty Incidents, Christopher Lentz, Dixie Reid, Brooke Rera, and Kerry Kehoe
13. Traumatic Injury Due To Explosives and Blast Effects, Tara Sacco
14. Management of Psychosocial Effects, Kathleen Coyne Plum and Tener Goodwin Veenema
15. Unique Needs of Children during Disasters and Other Public Health Emergencies, Lisa Marie Bernardo
16. Identifying and Accommodating High-Risk and High-Vulnerability Populations, Alan Clive, Elizabeth A. Davis, Jane A. Kushma, and Jennifer Mincin

Part III: Natural and Environmental Disasters

17. Natural Disasters, Linda Young Landesman and Tener Goodwin Veenema
18. Environmental Disasters and Emergencies, Tener Goodwin Veenema

Part IV: Disasters Caused by Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents

19. Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Unique Threat, Eric Croddy and Gary Ackerman
20. Surveillance Systems for Detection of Biological Events, Erica Rihl Pryor
21. Biological Agents of Concern, David C. Pigott and Ziad N. Kazzi
22. Early Recognition and Detection of Biological Events, Erica Rihl Pryor
23. Emerging Infectious Disease, Jennifer A. Byrnes
24. Design and Implementation of Mass Immunization and Prophylactic Treatment Clinics, Kathryn McCabe Votava
25. Chemical Agents of Concern, Tener Goodwin Veenema, John Benitez, and Sharon Benware
26. Mass Casualty Decontamination, Tener Goodwin Veenema
27. Radiological Incidents and Emergencies, Andrew Karam

Part V: Special Topics

28. Directions for Nursing Education, Joan M. Stanley and Tener Goodwin Veenema
29. Directions for Nursing Research and Development, Richard Ricciardi, Janice B. Griffin Agazio, Roberta P. Lavin and Patricia Hinton Walker
30. Global Issues in Disaster Relief Nursing, Pat Deeny, Kevin Davies, Mark Gillespie, and Wendy Spencer
31. The Role and Preparation of the Public Health Nurse for Disaster Response, Joy Spellman

Epilogue: Disaster Recovery: Creating Sustainable Communities, Tener Goodwin Veenema
APPENDICES
I.Internet Resources on Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Care, and Bioterrorism
II.Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Disaster Preparedness and Response
III.Bioterrorism&Emergency Readiness: Competencies for All Public Health Workers
IV.Federal Emergency Management Agency: Emergency Response Action Steps
V.Anthrax Summary
VI.Botulism Summary
VII.Plague Summary
VIII.Smallpox Summary
IX.Tularemia Summary
X.Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Summary
XI.Biological Weapon (BW) Agent Lab Identification
XII.Patient Isolation Precautions
XIII.Creating a Personal Disaster Plan
Index

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From the Publisher

Praise for the new edition:
"I would recommend this book to anyone who is involved in disaster preparedness and to any nurse who is intelligent enough to recognize the dangers in today's world." (4 STARS)—Doody's Review Service
Praise for the first edition:
"This textbook is a gold mine of state-of-the-art knowledge and information concerning disasters as a threat to public health. Most impressive are the extensive learning resources made available to the reader. Each chapter begins with key messages, Learning objectives, and Overview and ends with a summary, study questions, Internet activities, references and additional readings The textbook is so resourceful that it serves as a station for independent learning and readers may in fact earn continuing education contact hours through the University of Rochester School of Nursing....This text now needs to make its way into the curricula of nursing education."
—LeaRea Galarowicz, MS, RN, BC, Clinical Professor and Outreach Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Continuing Nursing Education, Madison, Wisconsin

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Charlotte A. Walker, MNSc (Central Arkansas Veterans Hospital)
Description: This multipurpose book provides nurses with a foundation of knowledge, a tool box of skills, and a ready reference for preparing and dealing with disasters. The first edition was published in 2002.
Purpose: With the heightened awareness of potential disasters, books on disaster nursing and emergency preparedness are now in high demand. The purpose of this book is to provide the most current, valid, and reliable information available to help prepare nurses keep themselves, their patients, and families safe during any disaster event. This book meets the author's objectives with well organized information and engaging text.
Audience: This book targets nurses and nurse practitioners, instead of the usual audience of physicians and public health officials. Dr. Veenema and the numerous contributors have extensive and impressive credentials in disaster nursing and emergency medicine.
Features: To quote the author, "This book is broad in scope and deep in detail." The book is set up as a teaching, learning, and reference tool. Each chapter begins with key messages, learning objectives, and a chapter overview. Most chapters end with a summary, critical actions, and a vast reference list. Some chapters add study questions and Internet activities and links. The chapters cover general topics such as disaster management, triage, and restoring public health as well as specific like burn casualty, biological agents, and the unique needs of children during disasters. The book ends with several appendixes of disaster summaries, a glossary, and an index.
Assessment: The first edition of this book was published shortly after the 9/11 attacks and several years before Hurricane Katrina. This second edition strives to include the many lessons learned from these and other disasters. I would recommend this book to anyone who is involved in disaster preparedness and to any nurse who is intelligent enough to recognize the dangers in today's world.

Doody's Review Service