Citizen's guide to terrorism preparedness. / Richard Stilp, Armando Bevelacqua.

Brings facts and information to the American people who want to be educated about terrorist acts, and how these events can affect their lives. Facilitates understanding of the possible acts of terrorism, and leads one to know what to do during and after the attack, guides emergency response agencies to perform their functions safely with efficiency and thus strives to demonstrate that through knowledge and preparedness the impact of terrorism in the lives of people can be lessened. Contents: Chapter 1: History Overview, Threat spectrum, Terrorists Goals Chapter 2: Public Information Overview, Reliability of Information Chapter 3: Biological Agents Overview, Bacterial Agents, Viral Agents, Biological Toxins Chapter 4: Chemical Agents Overview, Nerve Toxins, Chemical Asphyxiants, Respiratory Irritants, Skin Irritants and Burning Agents Chapter 5: Bombings Overview, Physiology of a Bombing, Bomb Threats, Secondary Devices, Internet Bomb-Making Instruction Chapter 6: Surviving an Attack Overview, How to Survive a Bombing and Building Collapse, How to Survive a Chemical or Biological Attack Chapter 7: Travel Safety Overview, Transportation, Traveling Abroad, Traveling Abroad, Flying Chapter 8: Disaster Planning Overview, Risk Assessment, The Family Disaster Plan, Community Disaster Planning, Disaster Planning in the Workplace, What Not to Do in Preparation for a Terrorist Attack