Basic Level Pre-Course Reading

Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Canada Communicable Disease Report,
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of
Infection in Health Care: Infection Control Guidelines. Vol. 25S. Bureau of Infectious
Diseases, Health Canada, 1999.
Laquer, W., The New Terrorism, Oxford University Press, NY, 1999.
Lesser, I.O., B. Hoffman, J. Arguilla, D. Ronfeldt, and M. Zanini, The New Terrorism.
RAND Publishing, Oxford University Press, NY, 1999.
National Capital CBRN Response Team presentations on Terrorism 281201,
Chemical Warfare 281201, Nuclear 040602, Biological Warfare 281201,
Decontamination 020102. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2002.
Schweitzer, G.E. and C.D. Schweitzer, A Faceless Enemy, Perseus Publishing,
Cambridge, MA, 2002.
Sidell, F. et al., Jane’s Chem-Bio Handbook. Second Edition, Jane’s Information
Group, Alexandria, VA, 2002.
START Triage model:
http://www.start-triage.com/
Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel, NFPA 472
Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials
Incidents, National Fire Protection Association, Dallas, TX, 2002.
USAMRID, Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, August, 1999.
USAMRIID, Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, February, 2001.
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebookpdf/USAMRIID%20BlueBook%206th%
20Edition%20-%20Sep%202006.pdf
USAMRID, CDC, FDA, Biological Warfare and Terrorism: The Military and Public
Health Response. Student Material, 1999.
World Health Organization: www.who.int/health_topics/chemical_weapons/en/
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