Medical and biological foundations of security

The textbook discusses threats and risks for the life and health of people in a post -industrial society. From the standpoint of the interdisciplinary approach, the role and place of medical and biological technologies in the system of ensuring the safety of the population of the Russian Federation are shown.
Briefly, but quite informatively set out the structure of the human body and the principles of its functioning. The specificity and mechanism of toxic effects on a person of harmful substances, energy impact and the combined action of the main damaging factors of sources of emergency situations of peacetime and wartime are shown.
The medical and biological aspects of ensuring the safety of human life in adverse environmental conditions, including in regions with hot and cold climate (Arctic), are considered. The means and methods of first aid to the victims are shown. The issues of organizing and conducting medical support measures in emergency situations and centers are highlighted