Local
Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes offers
unique and riveting assessments on a vital issue of our time:
preparedness for terror and disaster. Written by Leonard A. Cole & Nancy
D. Connell, the book provides a comprehensive look at local
preparedness in bioterror, terror medicine and disaster, biosecurity.
Developed from topics at recent Symposia on Terror Medicine and
Security, Local
Planning also encompasses aspects of emergency and disaster
medicine, as well as techniques for diagnosis, rescue, coordination and
security that are distinctive to a terrorist attack. Each chapter also
includes a case study that demonstrates preparedness, or lack thereof,
for a real or hypothetical event, including lessons learned, next steps,
and areas for improvement in this global era which increasingly calls
for preparedness at a local level.
Local
Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes provides
essential information both for professionals and the general public by
exploring the roles of all involved-from health and police responders to
bystanders and survivors.
"Leonard Cole and Nancy Connell have produced an essential book,
not just for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness professionals,
but for each and every American. We can’t prevent disasters but we can
mitigate them, and the key to mitigation is preparedness. I know of no
better place to look for that key than in the pages of this book."—Clark
Ervin, Former Inspector General, US Department of Homeland Security
"A great read. At a time when funding for local preparedness efforts is
waning, this book is a clarion call for reversing that trend. Leading
experts and practitioners from across the preparedness spectrum provide
vivid case studies and give valuable judgments about what matters most
in responding to disasters and terrorism. Read it and be reminded how
much depends on local response when catastrophe strikes." —Thomas
Inglesby, MD, Director of the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
