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A reference for first responders, EMTs, paramedics, and other medical personnel, exploring the new area of domestic preparedness against terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, such as bombs, nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological warfare agents. Focuses on prehospital problems faced by professionals caring for victims, with recommendations for care of complex injuries and illnesses. Includes b&w photos and illustrations, plus appendices on medications, protection procedures, and field amputation. De Lorenzo is associated with the US Army Academy of Health Sciences, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Porter is Senior Advanced Life Support educator, and a flight paramedic. Lacks a subject index. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved

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U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences, Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Focuses on the prehospital problems faced by first-responders, EMTs, paramedics and other health professionals caring for the victims of terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction. These weapons include bombs, nuclear weapons, incendiary devices, biological and chemical warfare agents, and more.

November 22, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from Washington, DC

Given the events of September 11, 2001, there is no better text to read on the emergency care of WMD than this book. Intended for prehospital audiences, this information-packed book might also appeal to doctors and nurses. It covers the nuclear, biological and chemical weapons threats, and it has several good chapters on conventional explosive threats and burns. The excellent integration of WMD care into standard civilian prehhospital practice reflects the backgrounds of the authors, both (according to the bios) of whom have extensive EMS experience.

A must read for ANY prehospital/EMS or emergency care provider, regardless of job or positiion. This stuff is too important not to be well-versed in, and this book is the right ticket.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, employment of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against the U.S. homeland has become a reality. In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the biological warfare agent anthrax has been utilized to cause sickness, death, and otherwise terrorize U.S. citizens. Attacks involving other weapons of mass destruction such as chemical weapons or even radiological devices could follow. First Responders Guide to Weapons of Mass Destruction is a concise "shirt-pocket" reference for the first responder who may be called to a site where WMD have been employed. It is also a primer for the average citizen desiring practical information on threat agents and procedures for surviving a terrorism attack involving WMD. Unlike other references, this handbook covers nuclear and radiological weapons as well as chemical and biological weapons. The handbook presents straight-forward, easily understood, and potentially life-saving information.

About the Authors

Jeffrey A. Adams is a senior analyst in the Chemical and Biological Matters Division of Analytic Sevices (ANSER), Inc., a non-profit research institute in Arlinton, Virgina. He is a retired U.S. Army Chemical Corps lieutenant colonel with more than 26 years of national and international experience in nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare, counterproliferation, and homeland security issues. He is a recognized expert in foreign munitions, NBC agents, and NBC protection, detection, monitoring, and analysis equipment systems.

Stephen Marquette is an operations analyst with Analytic Services (ANSER), Inc. He maintains experience in antiterrorism/force protection, counterintelligence, physical security, weapons of mass destruction, and humanitarian assistance operations. He has over seven years of full-time experience as a firefighter/paramedic, and is currently active with the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George's County.

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Long before the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Islamic fundamentalism was exerting a significant influence in nearly every corner of the world. Bassam Tibi, a widely recognized expert on Islam and Arab culture, offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. A Muslim and descendant of a famous Damascene Islamic scholar family, Tibi sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only--as it is widely believed--economic adversity. The movement is unprecedented in Islamic history and parallels the inability of Islamic nation-states to integrate into the new world secular order. For this updated edition, Tibi has written a new preface and lengthy introduction addressing Islamic fundamentalism in light of and since September 11. 1 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Bassam Tibi was born in Damascus and is currently Professor of International Relations at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He is the author of several books in English, including Islam between Culture and Politics (2001), Arab Nationalism (third edition, 1996), Conflict and War in the Middle East, 1967-1981 (new edition, 1997), and The Crisis of Modern Islam (1988). --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has catalogued nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following both September 11th and Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City: these were simply the acts of "evil-doers."

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An outgrowth of the work of the American Psychological Association's Working Group on Children and Disasters. Chapters identify research issues related to children's trauma responses to the experience of disasters. After four introductory chapters explore basic concepts and issues, 12 chapters review the literature on trauma responses to specific kinds of natural disasters, human made and technological disasters, and acts of violence (from school shootings to war). After each chapter looks at trauma responses, intervention strategies that have been developed are explored and assessed.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

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Comprehensive and current text covering the immediate and lasting effects of trauma on children and adolescents. Reviews research and intervention literature on a broad range of natural and man-made disasters. Documents children's reactions and identifies factors predicting or buffer against severe traumatic responses.

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A Reassuring Guide to Parenting in Troubled Times

Boys and girls have always worried about the monsters—the boogeymen—that their imaginations create out of normal fears and the angst of growing up. The terrifying events since September 11, however, have added a dimension of disturbing reality to their monster fears. That's why now, more than ever, your children need strong, committed, and wise parenting.

About the Author

Richard Bromfield, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the author of Playing for Real and Handle with Care. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children.

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The first edition of this book was acclaimed as a practical, insightful and humane guide for professionals in mental health, social work and voluntary and government agencies who are concerned with the care of refugees and other victims of political and military violence. These professionals can develop feelings of irritation, disappointment and hopelessness when their work seems not to have the expected result. Successful counselling and therapy require empathy with such victims of traumatic events. But empathy must be based on, and combined with, expertise and knowledge that is both scientific and research-based, and focused on the special needs of these victims. This book is written from the first-hand experience of a world expert in this field, and provides * A practical guide to clinical work with adult, child and adolescent victims * A conceptual framework which places treatment in the context of the main therapeutic approaches * A review of the research evidence that supports these methods of assessment and treatment * Many clinical examples and a full consideration of the special problems of communication across cultures and language barriers * Recognition of the special problems for professionals and volunteers dealing with these clients This new edition reflects the latest scientific and clinical work and knowledge, and will be essential for mental health professionals as well as for a wider readership of social, legal and administrative professionals who are concerned with the wellbeing of these victims. "A supremely accessible, comprehensive text on the effects of detention, torture, rape, exile, and culture shock, and how to understand and effectively help victims. It is also a vivid insight into traumatization and transgenerational suffering, and into transcultural and transtheoretical therapy. Harrowing yet timely, essential reading for frontline therapists and counsellors." Colin Feltham, PhD, Sheffield Hallam University.

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According to experts, TV's indelible images of castastrophy will linger in the minds of our children long after they fade from the television screens. In this new era of America's "war on terrorism," Drs. Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop provide reassuring answers to children's questions about war--answers that will help turn children's fears into opportunities for healing and growth. Easy to use topical format with answers that can be read to children.

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Stress, Risk, and Resilience in Children and Adolescents recognizes the complexity of the developmental processes that impact on coping and resilience and the importance of sociocultural factors. In this respect, the relation between a stressor and an outcome depends on many factors, including the individual's previous experience, perception of the event, coping skills and social supports. In turn, each of these factors displays meaningful variation by developmental status, social background, and cultural context. The examination of individual differences in vulnerability to stress and risk factors has grown substantially over the past decade as it has become clearer that some children do, in fact, 'beat the odds.' In order to understand why some children succumb to even modest stress while others remain resilient in the face of what appear to be overwhelming stressors, research has increasingly examined the processes and mechanisms by which children of different ages deal with adverse life experiences, rather than merely studying the stressors themselves. Many problem behaviors have multiple causes, and most children with one problem behavior also have others. The co-occurrence and/or interrelatedness of risk factors and problem behaviors is, therefore, an important area of research.

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The well being of refugees displaced by war, disaster or repression is a concern of growing importance worldwide, but particularly in Europe and North American where mental health practitioners and services need special provision for them. This new edition covers the latest research on how to work with these special populations.

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A guide for professionals in mental health and social work concerned with the care of refugees and other victims of political and military violence. Looks at methods for use with clients of all ages, within the context of major therapeutic approaches, and reviews supporting research. Discussion encompasses cultural differences, the therapeutic relationship, and treatment of crises and symptoms. This is a revised edition of , 1992. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

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Eric T. Dean Jr., a lawyer whose interest in the Civil War prompted him to return to school to obtain a Ph.D. in history, makes a unique contribution to Civil War studies with his research on the psychological effects of the war on its veterans. Digging through the pension records of Civil War vets, Dean documents the great number who, suffering from severe psychological problems triggered by intense combat experience, were dutifully provided with disability pensions by the U.S. government. Dean's central thesis--that these veterans provide a mirror for the experiences of their counterparts in Vietnam a century later--is supported with lucid reasoning. Of particular interest are the many stories of intense Civil War combat and its psychological aftereffects, including many cases of Civil War veterans committed to asylums well into the 1890s--case studies seldom found in standard histories which offer painful testimony to the war's enormous impact on the nation. --Robert McNamara