Barbara Folb, MLS

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Medical Aspects of TerrorismResources for
Libraries

• Barbara Folb, MLS
• Health Sciences Library System,
• University of Pittsburgh
• April 9, 2002

• Image from PHIL, Public Health Image Library, CDC
  http//phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp

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Agenda

• Search Strategies, databases
• Web Resources
• Print Resources

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Find it Yourself!

• Search strategies, recommended databases

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Free Databases

• PubMed
• http//www.PubMed.gov/
• ToxNet
• http//toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
• NLM Gateway
• http//gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
• MEDLINEplus
• http//medlineplus.gov/
• ERIC
• http//ericir.syr.edu/Eric/

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Learning PubMed

• Tutorial from PubMed
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_tutorial/m1001.h
  tml
• NLM Training Manuals
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/web_based.html

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MeSH Indexing

• Indexing the Events of September 11, 2001 and
  Bioterrorism for MEDLINE. NLM Tech Bull. 2001
  Nov-Dec(323)e4.
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd01/nd01_ind
  exing_bioterrorism.html
• Bioterrorism (added to MeSH in 2001)
• Previous indexing
• Biological Warfare (1996-2000)
• Violence (1996-2000)

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(("Terrorism"MeSH Terms OR "bioterrorism"MeSH
Terms) AND "stress, psychological"mesh)
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("violence"mesh AND terror) AND ("Stress
Disorders, Post-Traumatic"mesh OR "stress,
psychological"mesh)) NOT (child abuse OR sex OR
sexual)
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If you want EVERYTHING

• Bioterrorismmesh or Biological Warfaremesh
  or bioterror or (biologic AND terror) or
  terrorismmesh
• Limit 1 to english language
• Limit 2 to letter
• Limit 2 to news
• 2 not (3 or 4)

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ToxNet

• Multiple databases
• Chemical weapon information
• Can search multiple databases at once through
  ChemIDplus or one at a time

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http//toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
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Main ChemIDplus Search
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Sarin Search Results
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Toxline display
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Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) - Sarin
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NLM Gateway
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Simple Gateway Search
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Journal search details
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Results example
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MEDLINEplus
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MEDLINEplus
Same search as Gateway, but gets 13 more hits!
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Most complete reference in MLP
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ERIC
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Advanced search screen
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Results
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Fee-based Databases to Use

• CINAHL
• PsycINFO
• Micromedex
• Biosis
• PAIS
• ABI/Inform
• Congressional Universe

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Web Resources
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http//www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/internet/guide.htm
l?topic46
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State/Local Resources
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Training
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Federal Government Information Sources
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Summary of pre 9/11 efforts
http//frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi
?dbnamegaodocidfd01915.pdf
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http//www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/homeland_securi
ty_charts.html
Total Homeland Security Proposal 37,702
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Proposed distribution of 2003 funds for Homeland
Security
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US Govt. - Umbrellas

• Office of Homeland Security
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
• FirstGov America Responds to Terrorism
• http//www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Usgresponse.shtml
• Includes a section on Anthrax and Bioterrorism
  Precautions linking to multiple fed. sources
• National Domestic Preparedness Office
• http//www.ndpo.gov/

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http//www.dhhs.gov
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DHHS Agencies with BT info

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Sustance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP)
• Health Resources and Services Administration
  (HRSA)

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CDC offices with BT projects
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program
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http//www.bt.cdc.gov/index.asp
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http//www.bt.cdc.gov/HealthProfessionals/index.a
sp
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http//www.bt.cdc.gov/Planning/CoopAgreementAward
/index.asp
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NIH Agencies with BT Information

• National Institute for Allergy and Infectious
  Diseases (NIAID)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
  Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Unlike CDC, no central web site

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http//www.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm
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http//www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/bioterroris
m.htm
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http//www.niaaa.nih.gov/
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http//www.nimh.nih.gov/
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http//www.nimh.nih.gov/outline/responseterrorism.
cfm
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http//www.nlm.nih.gov/
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NLM Current Bibliographies in Medicine

• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/resources.html
• Public Health Informatics, January 1996 -
  December 2000
• Health Risk Communication, January 1990 - October
  2000
• Persian Gulf Experience and Health, January 1971
  - March 1994

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http//www.fda.gov/
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http//www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterroris
m.html
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http//www.ahrq.gov/
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http//www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/mission.htm
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Search of AHRQ bioterrorism OR terrorism
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Department of Defense
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http//www.nbc-med.org/others/Default.html
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http//www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/HomePage/WhatsN
ew/MedAspects/contents.html
Textbook of Military Medicine
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Associations, Organizations with Web Resources
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Print Resources
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Subject Areas

• Public Health
• Infectious Disease
• Toxicology
• Laboratory, microbiology
• Radiology
• Military medicine
• Psychiatry/psychology/stress
• Emergency Medicine
• First Responders

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Evaluating your current collection

• Older Infectious Disease texts, atlases may be of
  value
• Subsections of existing texts
• Eg, Ellenhorn's Medical toxicology diagnosis
  and treatment of human poisoning.
• Books on stress management, critical incident
  debriefing, or posttraumatic stress disorder
  relevant
• Gov docs of relevance?

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Online bibliographies
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http//www.njha.com/njresponse/pdf/bio-USAMRICDRes
ources.pdf
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http//www.njha.com/njresponse/pdf/prof-therapeuti
c-books.pdf
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http//www.njha.com/njresponse/pdf/grief-kid.pdf
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http//www.njha.com/njresponse/pdf/grief-adult.pdf
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http//www.nap.edu/
Not complete better to use the search feature
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Search of NAP
bioterrorism finds 15 relevant books
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Questions?