Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness
Databases
Database which includes differential diagnosis, epidemiology and therapies for infectious diseases. Includes a BioTerror Module. Free online tutorial and 30 day free trial available.
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MEDLINE (OVID) or MEDLINE (PubMED)
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
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Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
http://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php
Joint project of the New York Academy of Medicine and the Columbia University Center for Public Health Preparedness, funded by NLM. Includes a searchable database of online resources, and many other tools. Primarily intended for the public health workforce.
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TOXNET
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
TOXNET, a collection of toxicology and environmental health databases, includes the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), a database of potentially hazardous chemicals; TOXLINE, containing references to the world's toxicology literature; and ChemIDplus, a chemical dictionary and structure database.
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General Information
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg.html
The Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals by providing a summary of potential health effects, guidelines to effectively decontaminate patients, and prehospital management information.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, reinforced the need to enhance the security of the United States. Congress responded by passing the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which President Bush signed into law June 12, 2002.
http://www.bordeninstitute.army.mil/index.html
The Borden Institute, an agency of the US Army Medical Department Center and School, publishes the Textbooks of Military Medicine. The volumes in the series, now numbering 18, constitute a comprehensive treatise on the art and science of military medicine, covering such diverse topics as bioterrorism, chemical and biological warfare, and
care of combat injuries. Searchable textbook volumes are available in PDF on this site.
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/bioprep/index.html
News and links to articles and reports on general bioterrorism and CDC Category A agents.
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https://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/cbr_handbook/cbrbook.htm
This handbook is intended to supply information to first responders for use in making a preliminary assessment of a situation when a possible chemical, biological agent or radiological material is suspected. A concise list of observable indicators of the use and/or presence of CBR material is included to aid in the assessment, as well as a glossary of terms and a list of additional reference materials.
eMedicine comprises the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and other healthcare professionals.
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FEMA Training: Noble Training Center
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/ntc/index.asp
Noble Training Center at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, is the only hospital facility in the U.S. devoted to medical training for hospital and healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response. Groups trained include physicians, nurses, hospital executives, public health professionals, pharmacists, and others.
- Food and Drug Administration: Countering Bioterrorism
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
Links to information on bioterrorism from federal and other authoritative sources compiled by the FDA, including food security, Anthrax, and Smallpox.
- Homeland Security Information Center
http://www.ntis.gov/hs/index.asp
The Homeland Security Information Center at NTIS is an invaluable resource for scientific and technical information from the U.S. Government, its contractors, and complementary material from international sources. The HSIC is categorized into these major security concerns: health & medicine, food & agriculture, bio and chemical warfare, preparedness and response, and safety training.
- NIAID Biodefense Research
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/
The biodefense website of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides biodefense-related information for biomedical researchers, the public, and the media.
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National Library of Medicine Specialized lnformation Services: Biological and Chemical Warfare
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/biologicalwarfare.html
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/chemicalwarfare.html
Lists numerous links to many resources, classes of agents and effects, including canned searches of Toxline on PubMed.
http://phpartners.org/
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries that helps the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public's health.
http://www.rand.org/research_areas/terrorism/
http://www.rand.org/hot_topics/preparedness/
Two web sites by the Rand Corporation, a think tank which does research and analysis on important problems facing the US and the world today.
http://www.72hours.org
Learn how to prepare yourself and your family for emergencies with comprehensive disaster planning created by the Division of Emergency Services in San Francisco. Content also available in Spanish and Chinese.
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Professional Organizations and Associations
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6206.html
Basic links for physicians, including information on disaster life support courses.
http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org
The Center for Biosecurity, an independent, nonprofit organization of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, works to affect policy and practice in ways that lessen the illness, death, and civil disruption that would follow large-scale epidemics, whether they occur naturally or result from the use of a biological weapon. The Center provides independent, critical research and analysis for decision makers in government, national security, bioscience, medicine, public health, and private industry.
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Research Assistance
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