Individual preparedness and response to chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks / Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.].
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 att...
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
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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