How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective
Preparedness for bioterrorist attacks and early recognition of specific agents are essential for public health. Emergency departments may play an important role in this field. The large spectrum of bioterrorism involves not only disastrous terrorism with mass casualties, but also microevents using l...
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| description | Preparedness for bioterrorist attacks and early recognition of specific agents are essential for public health. Emergency departments may play an important role in this field. The large spectrum of bioterrorism involves not only disastrous terrorism with mass casualties, but also microevents using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. It aims not only to cause mortality and morbidity, but also to lead to social and political disruption. Preparedness appears to be the most potent defense against possible bioterrorist events. In this article, we aim to create awareness against biological agents and underline the importance of emergency departments in this public health problem. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10dcd1253c8443a7a4e0402bf44a9cf92025-02-03T06:13:19ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/78498637849863How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine PerspectiveAli Kemal Erenler0Murat Güzel1Ahmet Baydin2Hitit University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Çorum, TurkeySamsun Education and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun, TurkeySamsun Ondokuzmayıs University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun, TurkeyPreparedness for bioterrorist attacks and early recognition of specific agents are essential for public health. Emergency departments may play an important role in this field. The large spectrum of bioterrorism involves not only disastrous terrorism with mass casualties, but also microevents using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. It aims not only to cause mortality and morbidity, but also to lead to social and political disruption. Preparedness appears to be the most potent defense against possible bioterrorist events. In this article, we aim to create awareness against biological agents and underline the importance of emergency departments in this public health problem.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7849863 |
| spellingShingle | Ali Kemal Erenler Murat Güzel Ahmet Baydin How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective The Scientific World Journal |
| title | How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective |
| title_full | How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective |
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| title_full_unstemmed | How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective |
| title_short | How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective |
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