• Focus: Radiation and managing radiological emergencies

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: hospital bioterrorism readiness self-assessment
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: hospital CBRNE preparedness questionnaire for self-administration
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Disaster Response and Biological/Chemical Terrorism Information Packet (192 kB)
• American College of Healthcare Executives poll on bioterrorism preparedness (HTML)
• American Hospital Association Chemical/Biological Terrorism Preparedness Checklist (Microsoft Word, 52 kB)
• Annals of Emergency Medicine: Hospital Preparedness for WMD (63 kB)
• Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2006: anthrax recognition and review of atypical presentations (free access for abstracts)
• Annals of Emergency Medicine, June 2005: medical management of radiological casualties (free access for paper, 145 kB, and editorial, 55 kB)
• APIC/CDC Preliminary Bioterrorism Readiness Template (113 kB)
• Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, December 2004: national guidelines and recommendations for preparing for and managing pediatric terrorism victims
• Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, September 2003: hospital infection control challenges during a bioterrorism attack
• California Hospital Bioterrorism Response Planning Guide, revised July 2002 (361 kB)
• CDC: In a Moment’s Notice: Surge Capacity in Terrorist Bombings
• CDC: interim planning guidance for preparedness and response to terrorist bombings
• CDC recommendations for bombing/MCI-related exposures to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and tetanus (PDF)
• Council of Community Clinics Bioterrorism Planning and Preparedness for Clinics references (340 kB)
• Crane, JS, 2005, Assessment of the community healthcare providers' ability and willingness to respond to a bioterrorism attack
• Critical Care, November 2004: analysis of hospital response to March 2004 bombings in Madrid (free download)
• Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 2009: terrorism-related injuries vs. road traffic accident-related trauma in Israel (free abstract)
• Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2004: estimating time and size of BT attack
• Gursky, E., Hometown Hospitals: the Weakest Link? Bioterrorism Readiness in America's Rural Hospitals, June 2004 (1.4 MB)
• Infection Control Chart for Potential Bioterrorism Agents; may be customized for individual facilities (Microsoft Excel, 24 kB) (Same chart with Oregon contacts)
• JAMA: WMD Events with Contaminated Casualties - Effective Planning for Healthcare Facilities (192 kB)
• Medical Decision Making, July  2009: Predicting a large-scale surge after an anthrax attack (free download)
• New England Journal of Medicine papers on smallpox from January 30, 2003 and April 25, 2002 (HTML and PDF, no charge)
• Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, May 2008: Adverse events associated with prolonged antibiotic use (free abstract)
• Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, February 2006: Precision of in-hospital triage in mass-casualty incidents after terror attacks (free abstract)
• Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, September 2003: Mass-casualty, terrorist bombings, Parts I & II — epidemiological outcomes, resources utilization, time course of emergency needs, and implications for ED and hospital emergency response (free abstracts)
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services 17 Critical Benchmarks for Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning (HTML)
• US Army, Borden Institute: Textbook of Military Medicine online

Radiation and managing radiological emergencies

• American College of Radiology radiological preparedness guide (479 kB)
• Annals of Emergency Medicine, February 2009: ASPR's integrated medical response plan for radiologic/nuclear event (free access)
• CDC information on radiation emergencies: detection, decontamination, casualty management, equipment, protective actions for the public
• CDC "just-in-time" radiological training video for clinicians
• CDC radiological emergency pocket guide for clinicians
• CDC training video for using hand-held equipment to screen for radiological contamination
• Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, March 2011: special issue on nuclear preparedness (free access to all content in this issue)
• Health Physics Society resources for medical management of radiological terrorism incidents
• Health Physics, November 2008: Risk communication considerations for mass screenings for potential radioactive contamination (free abstract)
• Homeland Security Council, January 2009: Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (free access)
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements resources (some free material; most material = paid items)
• Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), December 2010: Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents (free 1.4-MB PDF)
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services Radiation Event Medical Management