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<h2>A Resource for Pediatricians </h2>
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<h3>Report</h3>
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<p>This new comprehensive report and its <a href="pedtersum.htm">summary</a> serve as practical resources that pediatricians can consult in planning for and responding to natural disasters and bioterrorist events.<2E>The report was prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).</p>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><strong><a href="pedchap1.htm">Chapter 1. Introduction</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Background">Background</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Children">Children Are Not Small Adults</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Overview">Overview of Practical Considerations for Children and Families During Disasters</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Readiness">Pediatric Readiness</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Summary">Summary</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap1.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap2.htm">Chapter 2. Systems Issues</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap2.htm#Types">Types of Disasters</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap2.htm#Aftermath">Aftermath</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap2.htm#Federal">Federal Response</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap2.htm#Summary">Summary</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap2.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap3.htm">Chapter 3. Responding to a Disaster</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap3.htm#Phases">Phases of Response</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap3.htm#Regional">Regional Response</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap3b.htm#Incident">Incident Management</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap3b.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap4.htm">Chapter 4. Biological Terrorism</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap4.htm#Background">Background</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4.htm#Agents">Agents Categorized by System Predominantly Affected</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Authorities">Notifying Authorities</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Limiting">Limiting Spread</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Equipment">Equipment and Supplies</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Practices">Pediatric Practices</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Managing">Managing Patients: Treatment and Prevention</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#SNS">Strategic National Stockpile</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Surge">Surge Capacity</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4b.htm#Information">Information for Families</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4c.htm#CategoryA">Category A Agents</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4d.htm#CategoryBC">Category B and C Agents</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap4e.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap5.htm">Chapter 5. Chemical Terrorism</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap5.htm#Introduction">Introduction</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5.htm#Nerve">Nerve Agents</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5.htm#Cyanide">Cyanide</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5b.htm#Vesicants">Vesicants</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5b.htm#Pulmonary">Pulmonary Agents</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5b.htm#Riot">Riot Control Agents</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap5c.htm">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap6.htm">Chapter 6. Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#Radiological">Radiological Threats: Scope and Implications</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#Nuclear">Nuclear Power Plants</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#historical_overview">Historical Overview of Radiation Injury</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#Dirty">Radiological Dispersal Devices (Dirty Bombs)</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#Other">Other Radiation Uses and Injuries</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6.htm#radiation_physics">Physical Principles of Ionizing Radiation</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6b.htm#dosimetry">Radiation Biology and Dosimetry</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6b.htm#ARS">Medical Diagnosis: Acute Radiation Syndrome</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6b.htm#External">Medical Diagnosis: External Contamination</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6c.htm#Internal">Medical Diagnosis: Internal Radionuclide Contamination</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6c.htm#PPE">Radiation Detection, Personal Protective Equipment, Personnel Monitoring, and
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Decontamination</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6c.htm#Monitoring">Monitoring of Personnel/Decontamination</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6d.htm#medical_treatment">Medical Treatment: General Issues Unique to Pediatrics</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6d.htm#ARS">Medical Treatment: Acute Radiation Syndrome</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6d.htm#Internal">Medical Treatment: Internal Contamination</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6e.htm#Surgical">Surgical Issues</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6e.htm#Followup">Followup Care, Including Risk of Carcinogenesis</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap6e.htm#Environmental">Environmental Issues Affecting Children After a Terrorist Incident Involving Radioactive
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<a href="pedchap6f.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap7.htm">Chapter 7. Blast Terrorism</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Introduction">Introduction</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Explosives">Explosives</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Fundamentals">Blast Fundamentals</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Trauma">Blast Trauma</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Incendiary">Incendiary Weapons</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7.htm#Aviation">Aviation Terrorism</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7b.htm#Systems">Trauma Systems</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7b.htm#Treatment">Treatment</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7b.htm#Planning">Planning and Mitigation</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap7b.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap8.htm">Chapter 8. Mental Health Issues</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap8.htm#Role">Mental Health and the Role of the Pediatrician</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8.htm#Trauma">Trauma-Related Disorders</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8.htm#Death">Death Notification and Pediatric Bereavement</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Therapies">Therapies for Psychic Trauma</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Medication">Medication</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#School">School Crisis Response</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Anniversary">Anniversary Reactions and Commemorative Activities</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Impact">Impact on Health Care Providers</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Risk">Risk Communication and Media Issues</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap8b.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a> <br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap9.htm">Chapter 9. Integrating Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness into
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Your Pediatric Practice</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap9.htm#RelevOffice">Relevance for Office-Based Pediatricians</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap9.htm#RelevHospital">Relevance for Hospital-Based Pediatricians</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap9.htm#Bibliography">Bibliography</a><br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap10.htm">Chapter 10. Working with Government Agencies</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap10.htm#Introduction">Introduction</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap10.htm#Community">Community, Government, and Public Health Preparedness</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap10.htm#Advocating">Advocating for Children and Families in Preparedness Planning</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap10.htm#Resources">Resources Available from Government Agencies</a><br />
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<strong><a href="pedchap11.htm">Chapter 11. Conclusion</a></strong><br />
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<a href="pedchap11.htm#Systems">Systems Issues</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap11.htm#Regional">Regional, State, and Local Efforts</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap11.htm#Vulnerable">Vulnerable Populations</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap11.htm#Urgent">Providing Urgent Medical Care to Large Populations of Displaced Children</a><br />
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<a href="pedchap11.htm#Word">A Final Word</a><br />
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<strong><a href="pedacro.htm">Acronyms</a></strong><br />
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<strong><a href="pedappa.htm">Appendix A. Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: Learning Objectives</a></strong><br />
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<strong><a href="pedappb.htm">Appendix B. List of Contributors</a></strong><br />
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