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The Bird Flu Preparedness Planner: What it is. How it spreads. What you can do. | 
 enlarge | Author: Grattan Woodson
Publisher: HCI
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 72
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0757304982
Dewey Decimal Number: 614.518
EAN: 9780757304989
Publication Date: November 15, 2005
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Why Take the Chance? The Bird Flu is real. It's deadly. And it's spreading. Within the next year it could threaten your home, your livelihood, your family and even your life. It may not become the pandemic many experts now fear, but do you really want to take the chance of being totally unprepared? This book is not hype. It's not scare tactics. It's the facts: what avian influenza is and what it can become from a physician who understands not only the bird flu, but what you realistically can and should do to protect your loved ones. Inside you'll find: - A brief history of flu pandemics (like the 1918 flu)
- The current state of the bird flu
- Possible consequences of a flu epidemic
- How to prevent infection for you and your family
- Your personal medical and supply kit
- What to do if someone is infected
There’s no better preparation than information. Before you make any decisions, get the facts from the doctor who knows.
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 This was worth my time to read March 1, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Like many Americans, all I knew about bird flu was what I got from headlines, and that information was very basic and not helpful as far as forming a plan of action. This book was different. While less than 100 pages, and some of those diagrams, there is no effort on the part of the author to impress (or boggle) your mind with fancy words. He speaks at a level that normal people can understand, and I feel more educated about this flu issue than in the past. He helped me understand what an epidemic means (not just the Webster definition) as in, how many people get sick, and what we might face. I hadn't considered how it might affect me if a sizable part of the nation got sick all at once (even if I remained untouched, there's still consequences).
Pros - Not complicated medical lingo (skips why the viral RNA has potential to mutate and therefore cross
from birds to humans because of gene marker...) Just what the common person needs to know
- Not an overly long book (not too much to remember all at once)
- Small enough to fit in your coat pocket to read little bits at a time
- Instruction is simple, in an even tone, not panicky
_ Recommendation of "The Great Influenza" was a good one, borrowed it from the library. You probably
won't find "the Bird Flu Preparedness Planner" in your library
Cons - Well, I wish I knew more, and I want some details, especially on how I can take steps on my own to deal
with this when it hits.
- $5 seems like a sum for a small book...
Overall: This book is straight-to-the-point, simple info on what a flu epidemic could be like. I think he hit his goal with getting the basic info out to the masses (this book just needs to move more) in a timely fashion (this was published for 2005) so that if the flu came, at least SOME info would be out there. He has written a second one, "Bird Flu Manual" which I have purchased but not read yet. I think it will fall to me to be the bird flu 'expert' in our family, so I am trying to educate myself. Emails don't count. I always put more stock in a bonafide published work that the author could be hung out to dry on if he writes fluff. Emails are anonymous, and forwards could be written by anyone. Zero authority.
Buy this, read it, get it to someone else. I gave my copy to my father, as he is also interested.
 Brief introduction on surviving avian flu December 14, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Grattan Woodson wrote the brief book, "The Bird Flu Preparedness Planner," ". . .to prepare his patients for a possible catastrophic event. . ." (page 83). The book, as the title suggests, is a nuts and bolts volume, giving readers a brief introduction to avian flu (with a focus on H5N1) and how to deal with it if a pandemic breaks out.
There are introductory chapters about the nature of avian flu and why it could be so destructive of human life. The chapter beginning on page 21 is where this becomes a useful "how to do it" manual. This looks at "pre-pandemic" preparations, including preparing stockpiles of medicines and supplies that one might need if pandemic strikes. There is also am listing of nonperishable foodstuffs that are worth collecting beforehand.
The chapter beginning on page 41 speaks of home flu treatment advice. The author notes that one of the single most important pieces of advice is to (page 41): ". . .make sure [people] have plenty of fluids. Dehydration must be prevented, as this can be fatal in a patient who would otherwise survive." Diet recommendations for those afflicted with flu are enumerated as well.
One of the more sobering presentations in this book is a set of maps showing how rapidly that the 1918 pandemic swept across the United States. From a small outbreak in mid-September, we see the entire country infected by October 13th.
For those interested in a brief introduction as to what one might do to prepare, this is a useful volume. Of course, the brevity is also a problem if one wants much more detail. But if what one wants is "quick, dirty, and brief," this is a volume worth looking at.
Short but filled with crucial information May 25, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Dr. Woodson has shown keen insight last year in foreseeing the likely conditions that would prevent most people suffering from an influenza pandemic from obtaining treatment at overcrowded hospitals. Now the Federal and State governments openly admit as much.
The techniques and procedures contained within this book describe how to treat a family member who has contracted a highly pathogenic influenza, such as H5N1. While the severest cases still need hospitalization, the vast majority of other cases can be treated at home if one follows the carefully spelled out therapy Dr. Woodson has communicated in layman's terms. I loaned this book to my physician who called back two days later to confirm the soundness of the treatment plan. Interestingly enough, the book only costs $5, but the information within makes it worth its weight in gold.
Simple. Straight-Forward. Practical. Helpful. May 12, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The "Bird Flu Preparedness Planner" delivers what it promises in a clear, compelling, straight-forward way. Dr. Woodsen lays out the facts of this health threat with no hype and no panic. However, it is real, it is deadly, and it is heading our way.
The most valuable feature of this slim, easy-to-read manual, is its simplicity and practicality for preparedness. It has checklists of supplies, medicines, and food a family would need in case of a severe epidemic or pandemic. I will try to get Tamiflu (to help with ordinary strains of influenza) and the over-the-counter remedies he recommends.
I think the food list could have been a bit more comprehensive. I plan to have more than rice and potatoes on hand to feed a family of six for eight weeks. However my grocery list looks more like a summer cookout for a family reunion than an emergency stash. I suppose 8 cases of baked beans and 8 summer sausages is a little over-the-top.
 prepared for what? March 28, 2006
10 out of 36 found this review helpful
this extremely alarmist manual does not offer practical suggestions, but a ritualistic rule of worry that will instill doomsday panic in anyone who tries to follow it. Shame on a practicing physician for coming up with such nonsense.
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