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Terrorist Attacks by Chemical or Biological Means: An Examination of Hospitals' Preparation for Handling Victims of Chemical or Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction

Peterson Nelson^*

Biological Defense and Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S.A

Received Date: Jun 02, 2024 / Published Date: Jul 30, 2024

Citation: Jerry F (2024) Terrorist Attacks by Chemical or Biological Means: An Examination of Hospitals' Preparation for Handling Victims of Chemical or Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction. J Bioterr Biodef, 15: 398.

Copyright: © 2024 Jerry F. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Any weapon capable of causing such widespread death and destruction that its mere presence in the hands of hostile forces poses a grave threat is considered a WMD. The bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, the use of planes as guided missiles directed into the Pentagon and New York's Twin Towers in 2001, and the tragic incidents involving twenty-three people who were o infected and five who died as a result of contact with anthrax-laced mail in the fall of 2001 have well established that B i o d e n s e the United States of America can be attacked by both domestic and international terrorists without warning or pro Hospitals have been diligently working to ensure that, in the event of a subsequent terrorist attack, they would be "ready" to provide appropriate medical care to victims. However, a recent nationwide survey conducted by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) found that our nation's hospitals are still ill-equipped to handle large-scale casualties caused by chemical or biological WMD. As a result, there is a clear need for information about the current preparedness of hospitals in order to lay the groundwork for methodical planning and more general discussions about relative costs, probable effectiveness, the impact on the environment, and societal priorities as a whole. As a result, the purpose of this study was to investigate how well-prepared hospitals in the state of Mississippi are currently to care for victims of terrorist attacks that involve chemical or biological WMD. For this study, all acute care hospitals in the state were chosen. For the purpose of data collection and analysis, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were utilized. Six speculations were tried. Hospitals' functional preparedness plans, preparedness-specific education and training, decontamination facilities, surge capacity, pharmaceutical supplies, and laboratory diagnostic capabilities were examined through a questionnaire survey. According to the findings, the majority of hospitals in the state of Mississippi have documented preparedness plans, provided that specific preparedness education and training is provided. These plans also include plans for pharmaceuticals and supplies for treating victims in the event of a disaster involving chemical or biological WMD, as well as facilities for decontamination.