A COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO BEING PREPARED

INTRODUCTION

The shock of the September 11 airplane attacks has made the improbable and the catastrophic suddenly seem possible. Crop dusters have been grounded for fears of a biological attack. Guards are posted at many city reservoirs. Trucks are being inspected on their way into New York. But some scenarios are more likely than others. The possibility of any of these things happening is extremely remote. But, in the interest of being prepared for the unlikely and also calming down any unnecessary fears, here's what's being done, and what you can do. This is a comprehensively assembled guide to help you sort out the threats for yourself and see what precautions people are taking or need to take, especially in a organisational context.

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• Diagnosing the risk
• Biomedical attacks
• Smallpox
• Anthrax
• Botulism
• Plaque
• Ebola Virus
• Sarin
• Reservoirs
• Dams
• Hazardous Material
• Chemical Plants
• Trucking companies
• Salmonella
• E.coli
• Food and Mouth Disease
• Car, Truck and Backpack Bombs
• Biological Weapons
• Hypothetical exercises
• Safeguards
• Levels of likelihood
• Links to additional resources
• Vaccines
• Being prepared and different scenarios
• First Aid

 

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