Bioterrorism
Decision Support Tool for Smallpox, Inhalation Anthrax, Cutaneous Anthrax, and Chemical Terrorism
This tool assists with:
- the diagnosis of smallpox*
- the diagnosis and treatment inhalation anthrax*
- the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous anthrax*
- the detection and basic management of chemical agents of terrorism
* (based on protocols and algorithms developed collaboratively between the CDC, AAD, and ACP-AS)
To install, simply double-click on the DxBioterrorism.exe file and follow the instructions to install both .prc files to your device. PalmOS 3.5 or higher required. [Download - 605k, 42k] — updated on 3/7/2003
Note: If you have already installed a previous version of this tool, just download and HotSync the bioterro.prc file to update the existing tool and add the new algorithms.
Palm Documents (PalmOS and Pocket PC)
The documents below open in a Palm document reader. Links to available readers can be found on the PDA Portal home page.
Pocket PC owners: eReader and iSilo for PocketPC and WindowsCE will allow you to read Palm documents on your device.
- ACP Guide to Chemical Terrorism Identification
Information on epidemiological clues of chemical attack, sentinel clues for forms of attack, basic management steps, and reporting protocols. [Download - 5.06k]. - ACP Guide to Bioterrorism Identification
Information on epidemiological clues of a bioterroristic attack, sentinel clues for category A biological agents, and reporting protocols. [Download - 2.50k]. - Quick Facts About Plague
Information in outline format on cause, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxes, and infection control. [Download - 3.03k]. - Quick Facts About Tularemia
Information in outline format on cause, symptoms, forms, diagnoses, treatment, prophylaxis, and infection control. [Download - 3.42k]. - Quick Facts on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Information in outline format about characteristics, transmissions, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and containment. [Download - 3.30k]. - Toxic Gases
Toxic gases tend to interfere with one or more of the four phases of oxygen delivery: uptake, diffusion, transport, and utilization. This document provides information on simple and chemical asphyxiants and irritant gases. [Download - 2.73k]. - Nerve Gases
Nerve gases are potent organophosphate compounds that inhibit acetylcholinesterease, causing a cholinergic crisis. This document provides information on general characteristics, victim triage, and symptoms and treatment for specific nerve gases. [Download - 2.43k]. - Biotoxins
Biotoxins are byproducts of bacteria or naturally occurring chemicals that do not replicate within the host. They can produce significant life-threatening disease when used as a weapon. This document provides information on common characteristics, and symptoms and treatment for specific biotoxins. [Download - 2.61k]. - Cutaneous Anthrax and its Mimics: Description and Differential Diagnosis
Distinguishing Anthrax from common conditions which mimic its symptoms. [Download - 5.59k]. - Smallpox and its Mimics: Description and Differential Diagnosis
Distinguishing Smallpox from common conditions which mimic its symptoms. [Download - 3.27k]. - Quick Facts About Smallpox
Information adapted from the CDC and Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense center. [Download - 1.60k]. - What to Tell Your Patients About Distinguishing Colds and Flu Symptoms from Inhalation Anthrax
Contains easy to understand descriptions of the cold, flu, and inhalation anthrax symptoms. [Download - 2.91k]. - How to Handle a Mailed Anthrax Threat
Adapted from the CDC Health Advisory, this document gives instructions for handling unopened letters or packages marked with a threatening message, powder spills, room contamination and the characteristics of suspicions packages and letters. [Download - 2.15k]. - Quick Facts About Anthrax
This document gives information on symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment for inhalation anthrax, intestinal anthrax, and cutaneous anthrax, with special notes about adults and children. [Download - 7.28k] — revised on 11/1/2002. - Medical Aspects of Biological Weapons (MKSAP 12)
A case study and the clinical epidemiological features of small pox, anthrax, and plague. [Download - 11.3k].
Links to Outside Resources
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease's Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 5th Edition.
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