Handbook of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Agent Exposures - 9781420044775

CRC Press

The approach to nuclear, biological, and chemical agent exposures presents different and unique challenges to the clinician. Handbook of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Agent Exposures provides concise information on radiation substances, biological agents, chemical toxins, laboratory tests, and antidotes. The book includes radiation, biological, and chemical monographs as well as essays on topics such as Field Identification and Decontamination of Toxins, Bioterrorism and the Skin, and Mass Exposures Involving the Pediatric Population. It takes a concise yet comprehensive clinical approach to treatment of these exposures. > Treating nuclear, biological, and chemical agent exposures presents a unique set of challenges. These scenarios usually involve multiple exposures, sometimes even mass exposures, from a single, often poorly-defined, event. Early symptoms are not distinct and can often be variable. Laboratory analyses may be required from environmental, often nonbiological, se