Radiation Safety Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response 1st Edition by Larry Burchfield ISBN 9780471793335 0471793335

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ISBN 10: 0471793335

ISBN 13: 9780471793335

Author:  Larry A. Burchfield

• Pertaining to homeland security, this title is a comprehensive guide to radiation protection caused by accidents or terrorism
• Provides essential strategies and guidance for protecting ports and examines the latest nuclear detection devices that can be deployed
• Explains the procedures in FEMA’s “National Incident Management System”
• Gives specific details for first responders and emergency workers on how to prepare for and handle radiological incidents

Table of contents: 

CHAPTER 1. Nuclear Fear—The Godzilla of All Fears
 1.1 The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 1.2 Nuclear Fallout in America
 1.3 WMDs: Witnesses of Mass Destruction
 1.4 Fear and the Film Industry
 1.5 Celluloid Spies
 1.6 Atomic Nature Run Amok
 1.7 Post-War Nuclear Reactions
 1.8 The Specter of Cold War
 1.9 The Fearful Fifties
 1.10 Dr. Strangelove and Learning to Love the Bomb
 1.11 Nuclear Terror Revisited
 1.12 Chernobyl’s Impact on Contemporary Views of Nuclear Energy
 1.13 The Myth of the Lone Madman
 1.14 Fear of an Unknown Atom

CHAPTER 2. Terrorism and Nuclear Fire
 2.1 A Prophetic Warning
 2.2 History of Terrorism
 2.3 Terrorism (Un)Defined
 2.4 Legal Taxonomy of Terrorism
 2.5 The Defining Principles of Terrorism
 2.6 Nation States: Fuel for Nuclear Fire
 2.7 Global Mass Media: The Oxygen of Terrorism
 2.8 Extremists Groups: The Spark that Ignites Terrorism
 2.9 Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Nightmare

CHAPTER 3. Radiation and Radioactivity Concepts
 3.1 What, Exactly, Is Radiation?
 3.2 Units of Radioactivity
 3.3 The Different Types of Radioactive Decay
 3.4 Measuring Radioactivity
 3.5 Environmental Radiation
 3.6 Radiation from Nuclear Power Plants
 3.7 The Benefits of Radiation on Health and Medicine
 3.8 The Benefits of Radiation on Agriculture
 3.9 The Benefits of Radiation on Industry
 3.10 The Benefits of Radiation on National Security
 3.11 The Benefits of Radiological and Nuclear Material on International Security

CHAPTER 4. Nuclear Countermeasures and Nuclear Security
 4.1 Security of Radiation Sources
 4.2 Atomic Authorization
 4.3 Safety of Radiation Sources
 4.4 Enforcing International Standards of Safety
 4.5 Meeting Global Needs for Energy
 4.6 Difficulties of Radioactive Disposal
 4.7 A Radiation Role Model
 4.8 Nuclear Applications to Increase Public Safety and National Security
 4.9 Current Nuclear and Radiation Countermeasures

CHAPTER 5. Nuclear Events and Incidents
 5.1 The Search for Nuclear Substances
 5.2 Diplomatic Reasoning
 5.3 Inferring Nuclear Intent
 5.4 Nuclear Arms in the Wrong Hands
 5.5 A More Active Defense
 5.6 Should Diplomacy Fail
 5.7 A Closer Look at Nuclear Weapons
 5.8 Nuclear Blast Force
 5.9 Nuclear Thermal Force
 5.10 Radioactive Force
 5.11 Radiological Dispersion Devices

CHAPTER 6. Radiological Incidents Management and Planning
 6.1 Threat Assessment
 6.2 Medical Stockpiling
 6.3 Medical Development
 6.4 Readying the Response Infrastructure
 6.5 Evaluating the Medical Countermeasure Enterprise
 6.6 The Good News: Areas of Improvement
 6.7 Protective Action Guidelines
 6.8 The Role of the Military in a Radiological Emergency

CHAPTER 7. Role of the First Responder
 7.1 Structure of the First Response Team’s Patterns of Action
 7.2 Role of the First Response Team
 7.3 Protection of Responders and the Public
  7.3.1 Basic Precautions
  7.3.2 Registration of Emergency Response Personnel
 7.4 Lessons Learned from First Response to Past Emergencies
 7.5 Manage the Medical Response
 7.6 Manage Criminal and Terrorist Threats After a Radiological Event
 7.7 Launching the First Response
 7.8 Incident Command
 7.9 Members of the First Response Team
 7.10 Preliminary Assessment and Response
 7.11 Emergency Response Team
 7.12 Incident Commander Action Guide
  7.12.1 Observe and Assess
  7.12.2 Save Lives and Prevent Escalation
  7.12.3 Extend the Response
 7.13 Resource Coordinator Action Guide
 7.14 Fire Departments Action Guide
 7.15 Emergency Medical Service Action Guide
 7.16 Law Enforcement/Security Team Action Guide
 7.17 Forensic Evidence Management Team Action Guide
 7.18 Public Information Officer Action Guide
 7.19 Crisis Communication Tips
 7.20 Local Hospital Action Guide
 7.21 National EOC Action Guide
 7.22 First Responder Monitor Action Guide

CHAPTER 8. Action Plans
 8.1 Assess Hazard and Establish Security Area
 8.2 Personnel Protection Guidelines
 8.3 Public Protection Guidelines
 8.4 Public Registration
 8.5 Monitor the Public and Responders
 8.6 Public Decontamination
 8.7 Response Contamination Control
 8.8 Monitoring and Decontamination of Vehicles and Equipment
 8.9 Field Triage for Mass Casualties

CHAPTER 9. Medical Treatment of Radiological Injuries
 9.1 The Radiological Effects of RDDs
 9.2 Radioactivity and Its Impact on the Body
 9.3 Symptoms and Syndromes
 9.4 Emergency Assessment
 9.5 Signs of Dangerous Radiation Dosages
 9.6 Treatments for Radiation Exposure
 9.7 Post-Radiation Procedures
 9.8 Psychological Side Effects
 9.9 Psychological First Aid
 9.10 Treating Terror

CHAPTER 10. Cleanup and Decontamination After a Radiological Incident
 10.1 Differences between Chemical, Biological, and Radiological
 10.2 Decontamination Differences for Fallout and a RDD
 10.3 Who will be in Charge of Cleanup and Decontamination?
 10.4 Radiological Cleanup Overview and Objectives
 10.5 Radiological Cleanup Decision Making
 10.6 Initial Cleanup Scoping
 10.7 Stakeholder Outreach and Stakeholder Working Group
 10.8 Evaluation of Cleanup Options
 10.9 Specific Guidelines for Cleanup and Decontamination
 10.10 The “Do Nothing” Strategy
 10.11 Physical Removal Strategy
 10.12 Physical Entrapment Strategy
 10.13 Chemical Decontamination Strategy
 10.14 Use of Isotope Dilution for Decontamination
 10.15 Priorities for Decontamination

CHAPTER 11. Conclusions
 11.1 Nuclear Terror: Are We Prepared Internationally?
 11.2 Who is Internationally Responsible for Nuclear Countermeasures?
 11.3 Nuclear Terror: Are We Prepared Nationally?
 11.4 What We Know About the Inevitable

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