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The "worried well" response to CBRN events : analysis and solutions / by Fred P. Stone.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, Fred P.
- Series:
- Future warfare series (Counterproliferation papers) ; no. 40.
- Counterproliferation papers. Future warfare series ; no. 40
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Health aspects--United States.
- Terrorism.
- Emergency medical services--United States.
- Emergency medical services.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 56 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, [2007]
- Summary:
- Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) weapons in the hands of a terrorist or a rogue state is one of the greatest threats to the security of the United States. These weapons of mass destruction (WMD) can cause catastrophic loss of life and innumerable injuries and challenge the U.S. health care system beyond its capacity to provide treatment. Most hospitals do not have the beds, equipment, staff, or facilities to adequately respond to a WMD event. Compounding this problem is that many people who have minimal or no exposure to a CBRN agent will seek medical care and slow down medical treatment of genuinely affected patients. These "worried well" patients may comprise as many as 20 times the number of "legitimate" patients and may become one of the most difficult aspects in dealing with WMD events. This paper is an examination of the worried well phenomenon. It looks at three CBRN events that are often noted for unaffected masses seeking medical care-- the Goiania Radiation Incident, the Aum Shinrikyo Attack, and the Anthrax Letters Incident
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Case studies
- Understanding the worried well
- Responding to the low risk patient response
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on November 12, 2008).
- "June 2007."
- Other Format:
- Stone, Fred P. "Worried well" response to CBRN events
- OCLC:
- 271205592
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