Individual preparedness and response to chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks / Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Davis, Lynn E. 1943-
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-161).; "MR-1731-SF"--P. 4 of cover.

Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation?s strategy for homeland security. This report provides a rigorous way to identify actions individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The authors detail a prospective individual?s strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple responses and preparations. The actions are designed to be sensitive to potential variations and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt.

Table of Contents

COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One - INTRODUCTION; STUDY MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVE; STUDY APPROACH; STUDY SCOPE; ORGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT; Chapter Two - SCENARIO APPROACH TO DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL'S STRATEGY; STEP 1: DEVELOP TERRORIST ATTACK SCENARIOS; STEP 2: DEFINE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS; STEP 3: IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ACTIONS; STEP 4: EVALUATE POTENTIAL ACTIONS; STEP 5: DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL'S STRATEGY; Chapter Three - AN INDIVIDUAL'S STRATEGY; CHEMICAL ATTACK; RADIOLOGICAL ATTACK; NUCLEAR ATTACK; BIOLOGICAL ATTACKS

PRIORITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONSPREPARATORY ACTIONS; ENABLING ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES; Chapter Four - CONCLUSIONS; OUR RECOMMENDED INDIVIDUAL'S STRATEGY; COMPARISON WITH CURRENT TERRORISM GUIDELINES; HOW CAN OUR APPROACH BE USED IN THE FUTURE?; Appendix A - CATASTROPHIC TERRORISM SCENARIOS; Appendix B - EMERGENCY GUIDELINES; Appendix C - FOCUS GROUP METHODS AND RESULTS; Appendix D - A REVIEW OF THE RISK-PERCEPTION AND RISK-COMMUNICATION LITERATURE; BIBLIOGRAPHY