Identify and review the response consideration to a weapon of mass destruction incident for a local agency.

1. Identify and review the response consideration to a weapon of mass destruction incident for a local agency.

2. Explain how an emergency manager can apply effective crisis resource management skills and communication skills to emergency teams to improve response times in WMD situations.

suggested reading/

Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. 2003. Forging America’s New Normalcy: Securing our Homeland, Preserving our Liberty. Vol. V. Washington, D.C.
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/www/external/nsrd/terrpanel/volume_v/volume_v_report_only.pdf

Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare (1997) – Publisher: Department of the Army, Office of The Surgeon General, Borden Institute. 1997: 721 p.; ill. Ch35 http://www.bvsde.paho.org/cursode/fulltext/chebio.pdf

Reduction in Critical Mortality in Urban Mass Casualty Incidents: Analysis of Triage, Surge and Resource Use After the London Bombings on July 7, 2005
Reduction in Critical Mortality in Urban Mass Casualty.pdf

The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies
the role of law enforcement in public health emergencies.pdf