Emergency Disaster Preparedness
 

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library.  Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. has initiated a comprehensive approach to prevent, prepare for and to respond to terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies.  Local communities require the information and resources  for  emergency disaster preparedness. There are many new resources available electronically and in print to meet this need.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides 

Weinstein, Raymond S. and Ken Alibek.  Biological and chemical terrorism: a guide for healthcare providers and first responders.  
        WA 295 W446 2003

Christen, Hank t. and Paul M. Maniscalco.  Mass casualty and high-impact incidents: an operations guide.
         WB 105 C374 2002

Ryan, James, et al (eds.).  Conflict and catastrophe medicine: a practical guide.
         WB 105 C663 2002

Landesman, Linda Young. Public health management of disasters: the practice guide.
         WB 525 L262 2001

Masci, Joseph R. and Elizabeth Bass.  Bioterrorism: a guide for hospital preparedness.
         WX 185 M272 2005
 

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Community-based mass prophylaxis: a planning guide for public health preparedness.  Prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
        WA  295 C655 2004

Rubin Elaine R. et al.  Emergency preparedness: bioterrorism and beyond.
        WA 295 E547 2002

Manning, Frederick J. and Lewis Goldfrank. Preparing for terrorism: tools for evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program.
        WX 185 I677 2002

Bledsoe, Bryan E. et al. Paramedic care: principles & practice. v. 5. Special considerations / operations.
         WB 105 B433 2006

Selected textbooks

Hogan David E.  and Jonathan L. Burstein (eds.).  Disaster medicine.
        WB  105 D472 2002

Veenema, Tener Goodwin (ed.). Disaster nursing and emergency preparedness for chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism and other hazards.       
        WY 154 D472 2003

Moghaddam, Fathali M. and Anthony J. Marsella (eds.). Understanding terrorism: psychosocial roots, consequences, and interventions.
         HV 6431 U534 2004

Ricks, Robert C. et al (eds.).  The medical basis for radiation-accident preparedness: The Clinical care of victims: Proceedings of the  Fourth International REAC/TS Conference on the Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness, held March 6-8m 2001,  in Orlando, Florida.
         WN 610 I574 2002

Holleran, Renee Semonin, (ed.).   Air and surface patient transport: principles and practice.  3rd ed.
          WY 154 F643 2003

More books 

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Disaster Planning
Disasters
  Natural Disasters
  Emergency Medical Services
  Emergency Service, Hospital
  Emergency Nursing
  Rescue Work
  Survivors
  Terrorism

Selected journals 

More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Disasters -- Periodicals
Emergencies -- Periodicals
  Emergency Health Services -- Periodicals
  Emergency Medical Services -- Periodicals
  Emergency Medicine -- Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE  On-Campus  / Off-Campus

Suggested subject headings: Disaster Planning
Natural Disasters
  Emergency Medical Services
  Terrorism
  September 11 Terrorist Attacks
  Triage

Academic Search Premier

Search using keywords: Disasters
Emergency Management
  Terrorism
  Post-traumatic stress disorder

PsycINFO  On-Campus  / Off-Campus

Suggested Subject headings: Terrorism
Natural Disasters
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Emergency Services
Survivors

Selected journal articles

Arnold JLA.  Disaster myths and Hurricane Katrina 2005: Can public officials and the media learn to provide responsible crisis communication during disasters? Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2005 November - December; 21(1):1-3.

Katz A. et al.  Preparing for the unknown, responding to the known:  communities and Public Health preparedness.  Health Affairs. 2006 July-August; 25(4):946-57.

Braun BI et al. Integrating hospitals into community emergency preparedness planning.  Annals in Internal Medicine.  2006 June 6; 144(11): 799-811.

Behney.A. et al.  Pediatric mass casualty: are you ready? Journal of emergency nursing.  2006 June; 32(3): 241-5.

More reference sources

Mikolaj, Alan A.    Stress management: for the emergency care provider..
        WX 215  M446 2005

Lindler, Luther E. et al, (eds.). Biological weapons defense: infectious diseases and counterbioterrorism.
       WA 295 B464 2005

Specialized sources

MIPT: National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism  ( the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995) has a congressional charter to conduct research into the causes and effects of terrorism and to develop technologies to counter biological, nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction. This resource has a special focus on first responders and offers original content in the Lessons Learned Information  Sharing section.

The Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness is a database of online resources for public health preparedness, funded by the National Library of Medicine and developed by The New York Academy of Medicine.

 University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Emergency Management Disaster Response.

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. 601-815-6015
        Pamela D. Hemphill, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator,  phemphill@emergmed.umsmed.edu

Selected electronic sources

READYAmerica. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.ready.gov/america/

Are you prepared? San Francisco Office of Emergency Services.
http://www.72hours.org/

Bioterrorism Planning and Response. AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/bioterbr.htm

Children, Terrorism & Disasters.  Disaster preparedness to meet children's needs.  American Academy of Pediatrics..
http://www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html

Center for Public Health Preparedness & Disaster Response. American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6206.html

Emergency Preparedness & Response. CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
http://www.oism.org/Ddp/

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/

PrepareNow: Supporting special needs and vulnerable populations.
http://www.PREPARENOW.ORG/

Preparing for a Disaster. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
http://disaster.usda.gov/prepare_jump.htm

Lead and Manage My School. Emergency Planning. U.S. Department of Education.
http://ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html

DERA: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association
http://disasters.org/

Author:  Helvi McCall Price
Copyright 2006.  Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson