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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Physician Executive & Practice Management > Bioterrorism Field Guide Bioterrorism: Field Guide to Disease Identification and Initial Patient Management by Dag K. J. E. Von Lubitz Spiral-bound, 208 pages ISBN 0849320305 9780849320309 CRC Press September 2003 (click the button below for the very best available price) While a plethora of information on such diseases is available, finding it is time consuming. Bioterrorism: Field Guide to Disease Identification and Initial Patient Management is an accessible resource that helps first-responders to quickly recognize the signs and symptoms caused by exposure to bioterrorism agents. It provides enough information to initiate treatment while a definitive diagnosis is being determined and presents measures for preventing contamination of those involved in the victims' medical management.  What's most important is the ability to recognize the associated diseases and recognize them quickly. Yet, many in the medical world are unfamiliar with the characteristic signs and symptoms of bioterrorism agents and are unable to differentiate between diseases whose symptoms appear almost identical.  A special quick-reference foldout chart features a matrix linking 180 symptoms to 17 diseases and 90 differential diagnosis. In bulleted format, the book includes for each pathogenic agent: Brief description of each agent Signs and symptoms Diagnostic features Lab tests and expected results Treatment (specific drug regimens) Prophylaxis (specific drug regimens) Precautionary measures The outbreak of anthrax infections that followed September 11, 2001, showed all too clearly that while we can defend ourselves against bioterrorism, our defenses need improvement. This book is a potentially life-saving resource that can be thrown into a medical bag and kept there, hopefully forever unused. But if needed, it is a resource that can quickly provide information that will prevent secondary infections, improve site safety, and buy life-saving time for victims. "Finding the best information that is currently available frequently requires persistence and effort. Von Lubitz here provides ready access to information about infectious diseases for health care workers . [The book] presents information in a manner that would prove useful even in very stressful moments. Thus it is a book suitable for true field use. If needed, it would provide the essential information to start treatment, and maintain it until expert assistance become available. Summing Up: Recommended." - CHOICE "As the title implies this field guide can be used as a starting place for obtaining rapid access to relevant medical information. Recommended for non-specialists medical personnel at any level e.g. physicians, nurses, paramedics and first responders, and for establishments responsible for public safety." - E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 11 "Field Guides like this are exactly what our country needs to address the hysteria that seems to surround the subject of chemical and biological attack. We must address this hysteria through education and training programs to educate the public, health care professionals, and our senior leaders. This field guide gives concise usable information to diagnose and treat such problems. I heartily recommend it for every practitioner in the field and for our public so that they are educated about the threat and can replace the hysteria with a reasoned approach based on fact." - Lt. General Paul K. Carlton, Jr. (Ret.), Director, Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University Won Highly Commended in the Public Health category of the 2004 British Medical Association Library Book Competition. You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore