The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

Berman, H. (2001). Children and war: Current understandings and future Directions. Public Health Nursing, 18(4), 243-252. Retrieved December 28, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4982369&db=aph During the last decade, the number of children whose lives have been disrupted by war, oppression, terror, and other forms of conflict has grown tremendously. When the United Nations High Commission for Refugees was first established during the 1950s to provide international protection to refugees following World War II, it was estimated that there were 1.5 million refugees and displaced persons. Today there are approximately 14 million, about three-fourths of whom are women and children. Although the experiences of refugee children and adolescents vary considerably, many have witnessed or experienced the death or murder of loved ones. Upon resettlement, they face numerous challenges. Research with this population is a relatively new area of investigation, but there is evidence that many of these young people experience long-term physical and emotional health problems. In this article, current research findings are reviewed, the widespread emphasis in the literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is critically examined, future research directions are suggested, and implications for public health nurses are addressed

 

International	Required Reading(s)

Oulton, J. A. (2001). Inside view. International Nursing Review, 48(4), 207. Retrieved December 28, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5635656&db=aph Ponders on the role of nurses in taking care of the victims of terrorism. Impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States; Advice of the International Council of Nurses; Ethical standards on the care of terrorist victims.

 

United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

Paquette, M. (2001). The aftermath of violence. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 37(4), 113-115. Retrieved December 28, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5992120&db=aph Editorial. Comments on the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Reaction of Fatima, mother of suicide bomber Izze-dine Masri, to his son's death; Mental health status of the suicide bombers; Way in which psychiatric nurses can make a difference and respond to threats of terrorism.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words:
  • terrorism and international ________
  • * and mass disasters

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

Kondro, W. (2001). Canada stocks up on smallpox vaccine, pushes bioterrorism training. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 165(10), 1371. Retrieved December 28, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5460452&db=aph Focuses on a Canadian health-security package, created in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. How Canadian physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health care professionals may be asked to take refresher courses on biohazards; Decision of the government to purchase chemical antidotes and antibiotics to treat people exposed to nerve agents and viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever.

 

International	Recommended Reading(s)

Weiss, M. (2001). The body of the nation: Terrorism and the embodiment of nationalism in contemporary Israel. Anthropological Quarterly, 75(1), 37-63. Retrieved July 28, 2002, from ProQuest database. Israel is a country whose nationalism arguably hinges on a military conflict routine. Weiss illustrates how national identity is inscribed in the Israeli body, and how "the body of the nation" arises following critical events such as terrorist bombings.

 

United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

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United States	Recommended Reading(s)

Anteay, C. M. & Williams L. A. (1998). The Oklahoma City Bombing. Nursing98, (March), 52-55.

• Note this article on the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the history of the United States.

Mee, C. L. (2001). Spirit of the American nurse. Nursing, 31(10), 6. Retrieved December 28, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5860371&db=aph

• Comments on the efforts of nurses after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Availability of volunteer staff; Implementation of disaster plan of medical centers; Grief of nurses and colleagues over loss of rescue workers

Murray, K. (2001). American nurses prepare for future terrorist attacks. Nursing Standard, 16(8), 6. Retrieved July 28, 2002, from ProQuest database.

• NURSING ORGANISATIONS in America are working on an education and preparation plan to deal with the threat of bio-terrorism.
• ANA president Mary Foley said the organisation was committed to developing a 'co-ordinated, collective and educational' plan to ensure registered nurses were prepared for future terrorist attacks, particularly those involving biological agents or chemical or radiation exposures. Ms Foley said: 'As the nation braces itself for possible future terrorism attacks, nurses are vital in ensuring that hospitals and communities are prepared to handle emergency and disaster relief efforts, Nurses, like other healthcare workers, need to be educated in this area.'
  

Winfrey, M. E. (1999). [Foreword]. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 22(1), v-vi.

• In terms of trauma and critical care, many of the great strides in these subspecialties occurred in response to war. Today, however, terrorism has replaced war as the ultimate in man's inhumanity to man. The science of mass casualty care, for example, has been redefined by our studies of the World Trade Center and Oklahoma bombings. What a sad commentary it is that the health care industry must struggle to keep pace with man's homicidal ingenuity (Winfrey, 1999).
• Society's attempts to create order and control resulted in laws that everyone, including nurses, physicians, and patients, are expected to abide by as citizens. When regulations are ignored, civil rights abrogated, and laws violated, forensic nursing comes to the forefront.
  

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
  • terrorism
  • international

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

	Resources (Video)

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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Canada	Resources (Web)

Mercy Killing http://www.rights.org/deathnet/Sneiderman.html Note: Describes the case and conviction of Robert Latimer of Winnipeg in 1997. Mr. Latimer was convicted of second-degree murder in the mercy killing of his severely disabled twelve year old daughter through asphyxiation by gas fumes, as Canada doesn't allow a mercy killing defense to the charge of murder. Maureen

 

International	Resources (Web)

International Association of Forensic Nurses (2000). Position Statement on Terrorism (10/2002). IAFN Website. Retrieved June 15, 2002, from http://www.forensicnurse.org

• Note - the position statement on terrorism.

United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• terrorism

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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