disaster 5th 1108_5th ed 2011 - Homeland Security and Emergency ...

assistance following disasters, 146
carbon monoxide
detectors, 52
generator safety, 30
protecting business from, 229, 230
protecting home from, 27, 139
stranded in car, 141
cardiac arrest (heart attack), first aid treatment, 188-192
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. See CPR
CBRN, 78. See also chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Emergency Preparedness and Response
web sites, 98, 105, 108, 113
NCID Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, 165, 168
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
alerts and information on national security, where to find, 126
web sites, 244
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
about CERT program, 222, 224
online course, 224
chemical agents, 78. See also terrorism
about, 83-93
categories (types of), 83-91
biotoxins, some names of, 84
blister agents / vesicants, some names of, 83
mustard gas, 88-89
blood agents, some names of, 83
cyanide, 86-87
caustics (acids), a name of, 84
choking / lung / pulmonary agents, some names of, 84
chlorine, 85-86
incapacitating agents, some names of, 84
BZ, 85
metals, some names of, 84
nerve agents (nerve gas), some names of, 84
sarin, 87-88
VX, 90-91
organic solvents, some names of, 84
riot control agents / tear gas, some names of, 84
toxic alcohols, a name of, 84
vomiting agents, a name of, 84
how used in an attack, 84
safety information
after an attack, 93
before an attack, 91-92
during an attack, 92-93
where to get more information, 93
248 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325