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

special items to include in disaster supplies kit, 21
plague (biological agent)
about, 96
how spread, 96-97
signs and symptoms of exposure, 97
treatment, 97
Poison Control Center, 200
poisonings, first aid treatment when
absorbed through skin, 200
exposed to poisonous plant, 201-202
inhaled, 201
radiation sickness, 108, 114
swallowed, 205
poisonous plants, 201-204
first aid treatment, 202
poison ivy, 201, (illustrated), 203
poison oak, 201, (illustrated), 203
poison sumac, 201, (illustrated), 204
urushiol, reactions from, 201-202
poop. See sanitation
potassium iodide (KI) pills. See also radiation
about, 73, 114
using after a nuclear attack, 124
using after a radiological event, 108
using during nuclear emergency or incident, 76, 124
provincial emergency management organizations, 220-221
Public Health Agency of Canada
biological agents, where to get more information, 100, 104
infectious diseases, where to get more information, 168
West Nile virus, where to get more information, 165
Public Safety Canada
about, 218-220, 221
alerts & advisories web site, 231
emergency preparedness in Canada, 219-220
Provincial & Territorial EMOs, alphabetic list, 220-221
R
radiation. See also radiological threat or event
detection, 72, 112
detection devices, types of, 112
measuring, 112-113
nuclear radiation, 109, 112
reducing exposure to, 72, 107, 114
sickness
first aid treatment and information, 108
symptoms of, 114
thermal, 110
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