Good intentions and the road to bioterrorism preparedness

Sidel et al address the report by Wetter et al regarding the level of preparedness of hospital emergency departments to deal effectively with terrorist incidents involving chemical or biological weapons. Their position uses hypothetical scenarios, lacks explicit data on the nature of the risk, and i...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2001-05, Vol.91 (5), p.716-718
Main Authors: SIDEL, Victor W, COHEN, Hillel W, GOULD, Robert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthrax
Biological & chemical terrorism
Biological & chemical weapons
Biological and medical sciences
Biological weapons
Bioterrorism
Disaster Planning - organization & administration
Disease prevention
Emergency medical care
Emergency preparedness
Fatalities
Health Priorities
Hospitals
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Law enforcement
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nuclear weapons
Preparedness
Public Health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Racial profiling
Risk Assessment
Terrorism
Tuberculosis
United States
USA
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Summary:Sidel et al address the report by Wetter et al regarding the level of preparedness of hospital emergency departments to deal effectively with terrorist incidents involving chemical or biological weapons. Their position uses hypothetical scenarios, lacks explicit data on the nature of the risk, and ignores the dangers inherent in the proposed approaches.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.91.5.716