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Emergency
Preparedness Resources for Hospitals
NIMS implementation for hospitals
Proposed public health and medical job
credentialing in NIMS
HICS materials available
New and featured on this page
Chest journal: Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a
Disaster
House Committee hearings on surge capacity
Emergency physicians: fight or flight?
Legal gaps in healthcare-sector preparedness?
AMA preparedness resource now available online
Financial impact of a pandemic on US hospitals
Is your hospital's pharmacy prepared?
Surge preparedness:
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality:
NOTE:
If you are aware of ways
in which AHRQ research, products, or tools are being used to influence
policies, clinical practice, or affect patient outcomes, please contact
jane.steele@ahrq.hhs.gov.
Regional links
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HICS
materials available
The California EMS Authority
has completed and released materials for the newly revised
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). Materials
include a guidebook and glossary, FAQs, teaching materials,
implementation guidance and resources, and an
e-mail address for questions.
The online
HICS Center has teaching materials and a variety of other
resources; many require (free) site registration. |
NIMS-compliance training for hospitals and healthcare systems
Two online classes are available through
FEMA's Emergency Management Institute:
These
classes satisfy NIMS-compliance standards for ICS-100 and
ICS-200 training. Other required classes, such as
IS-700 (NIMS) and
IS-800.B (NRF), are also available. |
International Disaster
Management Conference
The
29th annual International
Disaster Management Conference was held in Orlando, January
31-February 3, 2008. Topics included
hospital preparedness, disaster medicine, mass casualty
response, public health, interagency planning, and a host of
others.
Proceedings from the
conference will be available online in the near future.
The 30th annual International Disaster Management Conference
will be held February 18-22, 2009, in Orlando. Provided by the Florida
Emergency Medicine Foundation's
Emergency
Medicine Learning and Resource Center. |
NDMS Conference
The
2008 NDMS
Conference was held in Nashville, March 15-19.
Available
presentations from
the 2004-2008 conferences are posted. |
Preparedness
training for hospitals
SAIC
is delivering
Hospital Emergency Management Concepts and Implications of WMD
Terrorist Incident to hospital and health care
management executives, senior service line and facilities
managers, and medical and nursing directors nationwide.
The course is offered through the
Office
of Domestic Preparedness. Classes may be scheduled
through ODP at (800) 368-6498. For
information about the class, contact
Bettina Stopford. |
| Advanced hospital
training from
USAMRICD and
AFRRI:
Hospital Management of Chemical, Biological,
Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive Incidents Course (HM-CBRNE) |
Healthcare preparedness training from the Emergency Management
Institute's (EMI) Noble Training Center
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, February 2006:
Integrated decision-making in response to WMD incidents:
development and initial evaluation of a course for healthcare
professionals (free download from site) |
| Online Public Health and
Hospital
Preparedness Classes |
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List
of online training resources (courtesy of CDC) |
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List of online training resources
(courtesy Univ. of Nebraska and
Creighton Univ.) |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Project XTREME: Cross-Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical
Emergencies (DVD) |
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Center for Biopreparedness Education (Univ. of Nebraska
and Creighton Univ.) |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Influenza Education Initiative |
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Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness |
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North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness
(Univ. of North Carolina) |
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Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness (Univ.
of Washington) |
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State Univ.
of New York-Albany |
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Univ. of Illinois-Chicago |
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Univ. of Minnesota |
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Yale New Haven Health Center for Emergency Preparedness and
Disaster Response |
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American
Medical Association Core Disaster Life Support |
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National Nursing Emergency Preparedness Initiative (online
training/resources) |
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Online
curriculum from International Nursing Coalition for Mass
Casualty Education |
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Selected downloadable publications
Documents are in PDF unless
otherwise noted. Most are copyrighted and made available at no
charge by their publishers. You may download
Adobe Acrobat Reader at no charge.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Altered Standards of Care for Mass Casualty Events
(events with potential to generate thousands of
ill/injured/contaminated) |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Becoming a High
Reliability Organization: Operational Advice for Hospital
Leaders |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness: Personal
protective Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and
Laboratory Capacity |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Emergency Preparedness Atlas: US Nursing Home and Hospital
Facilities (includes
adjunct report on nursing home special needs and potential roles) |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (downloadable
and online tools) |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Evaluation of Hospital
Disaster Drills: a Module-Based Approach |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Locate Alternate Care Sites During an Emergency (surge planning
tool)
Web-based matrix |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: a Resource for
Pediatricians |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Providing Mass
Medical Care with Scarce Resources: a Community Planning Guide |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Standardized Hospital Bed Definitions |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Use of Former
("Shuttered") Hospitals for Surge Capacity |
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AHRMM, HIDA, HIGPA:
Medical-Surgical Supply formulary by Disaster Scenario |
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American Assn. for Respiratory Care, May 2006: Guidelines for
Ventilator Acquisition to meet demands for Pandemic Flu and Mass
Casualty Incidents (175 kB) |
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American College of Emergency Physicians policy statement on
hospital disaster privileging |
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American Health Lawyers Assn:
Emergency Preparedness, Response &
Recovery Checklist (312 kB) |
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American
Hospital Association Report on Preparedness for Mass Casualties
(334 kB) |
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American Medical Association,
2005 (links revalidated in 2008):
Management of Public Health
Emergencies: A Resource Guide for Physicians and Other Community
Responders (free PDF downloads;
request free CD) |
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American Nursing Association, March 2008: Adapting Standards
of Care During Extreme Conditions: Guidance for Professionals
(free PDF) |
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American
Society for Healthcare Engineering Hospital Hazard Vulnerability
Analysis Tool (23 kB) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, September 2004: Healthcare
facility and community strategies for patient care surge
capacity
(free access) |
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Annals of Emergency
Medicine, October 2006:
Annual Bed Statistics Give a
Misleading Picture of Hospital Surge Capacity
(free abstract, fee for full access) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
March 2007:
Triage in Medicine, Part I: Concept, History, and Types;
Part II: Underlying Values and Principles |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
May 2007:
Improving Hospital Surge Capacity: A New Concept for Emergency
Credentialing of Volunteers |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
September 2007:
Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity: An Empiric New York Statewide
Study (free PDF) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
September 2007:
Decisionmaking in Hospital Earthquake Evacuation: Does Distance
From the Epicenter Matter? (free abstract) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
October 2007:
Emergency Department Communication Links and Patterns (free
abstract) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, April
2008:
Fight or Flight: the Ethics of Emergency Physician Disaster
Response (free abstract) |
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Annals of Internal Medicine, June 6 2006: Integrating
Hospitals into Community Emergency Preparedness Planning
(free access) |
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APIC
Disaster Preparedness Checklist (editable version in Microsoft Word, 126 kB)
(PDF version, 86
kB) |
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Auf
der Heide, E., Community Medical Disaster Planning & Evaluation
Guide (brief description and order form from American College
of Emergency Physicians) |
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Auf
der Heide, E., Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation &
Coordination (out of print, available in entirety via Center
of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance) |
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Australian Journal of Emergency Management,
May 2007: emergency HCWs' willingness to work during major
emergencies and disasters (free PDF) |
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Belfer
& Taubman Centers, Harvard Univ: Barbera, Ambulances to Nowhere
(87 kB) (HTML
format from ANSER Journal of Homeland Security) |
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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, September 2005: Volunteer
health professionals and emergencies: assessing and transforming
the legal environment |
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Blackwell, J.K., 2006,
Hospital Security and Force
Protection: A Guide to Ensuring Patient and Employee Safety
(MA thesis; 1.6 MB). |
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California EMS Authority Community Clinic and Health Center
Emergency Operations Plan Template (June 2004) |
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CDC Bioterrorism and Mass Casualty Preparedness in Hospitals:
United States, 2003 (2.1 MB) |
Chest journal, May 2008:
Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster
(free access)
*
Summary of suggestions
*
Current capabilities and limitations
*
Framework for optimizing critical care
*
Medical resources or critical care surge capacity
*
Allocating scarce resources |
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CNA
Corporation, August 2004:
Medical Surge Capacity and Capability:
A Management System
for Integrating Medical and Health Resources During Large Scale
Emergencies
(report prepared for the Asst.
Secretary for Public Health Emergency
Preparedness, US Dept. of Health and Human Services;
free downloadable PDF, 3 MB) |
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Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine special issue (Vol. 3,
No. 4, December 2002) on Disaster Medicine. Topics include
large-incident triage and patient management, pediatric issues,
terrorism, psychological considerations, and a case history of the
catastrophic June 2001 flooding of the Texas Medical Center. For
further information contact the editor of the issue,
Dr. Erin Endom, Texas
Children's Hospital. |
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Critical Care, June 2007: Allocating ventilators during
large-scale disasters: problems, planning, and process (free
abstract) |
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Critical Care Medicine, October 2005: recommendations of
the Working Group on Emergency Mass Critical Care (120 kB) |
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Disaster Management & Response, March 2004: papers on
vertical evacuation drill of an intensive care unit and
providing emergency care during a the August 2003 power outage (abstract;
PDF and other formats also available at site for fee) |
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Preparedness, March 2008: Allocating
ventilators in a public health disaster
(free abstract) |
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Preparedness, March 2008: Addressing
Gaps in Health Care Sector Legal Preparedness for Public Health
Emergencies (free abstract) |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2004: economics and hospital
infection control programs (134 kB) |
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General Accounting
Office report on hospital capacity and preparedness, August 2003
(282 kB) |
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General Accounting
Office report on Continuity of Operations Plans (530 kB) |
| George
Washington Univ. Medical and Health Incident Management System (MaHIM)
(download PDFs of
report and
diagram from
GWU site) |
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George Washington Univ. Emergency Management Principles and
Practices for Health Care Systems: "Emergency Management
Academy" developed for VA; downloadable in chapters |
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Greater New York Hospital Association recovery checklist (89 kB) |
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Goldfarb, Z., 2006, preparedness presentations:
Emergency Management for Home-Based Care and
When You Just Gotta Go: Health & Medical Evacuation Planning for Communities |
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HIPAA guidance: MMWR, April
2003 (242 kB) |
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Hospital Association of Southern California Emergency Codes:
A Guide for Code Standardization (free download; 802 kB) |
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Joint Commission guide to providing safe care in surge hospitals (free
download; 416 kB) |
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Joint Commission
Perspectives: Hospital Emergency Management Standards (309
kB) (HTML
version) |
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Joint Commission revised Emergency Management Standards, 2004 (EC 4.1,
4.2; 2.8-MB download, courtesy US VHA) |
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Joint Commission Standing Together: an Emergency Planning Guide for
America's Communities (covers far more than just
hospitals; particularly but not exclusively good resource for
small and rural communities) |
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Kaiser
Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool (Microsoft Excel, 87
kB) |
| Inst. of Medicine
(National Academies), 2005:
Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and
Preparedness (read online or purchase PDF and/or paperback) |
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Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive
Care Medicine, 2002: Tropical Storm
Allison recovery: a facilities and operations perspective |
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McIsaac, J., ed., 2006, Hospital Preparation for Bioterror: A
Medical and Biomedical Systems Approach. Elsevier, 464 p.,
ISBN 0120884402. |
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NFPA Standard 1600, 2007: recommended for adoption by the
American National
Standards Institute as a
national preparedness standard;
voluntary adoption recommended by NIMS Integration Center (free PDF from NFPA) |
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National Kidney Foundation: emergency preparedness for dialysis
facilities (1.1 MB) |
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New England Journal of Medicine papers on hospital evacuation
from
April 3, 2003 (abstracts free, charge for full papers) |
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NIMS Alert: Implementation for Hospitals & Health Systems,
September 12, 2006 (40 kB) |
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NIMS implementation summary, September 12, 2006 (30 kB) |
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NIMS implementation activities: 17 steps, September 12, 2006
(182 kB) |
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NIMS Integration Center clarification on NIMS
compliance for hospitals, May 26, 2005 (35 kB) |
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NIOSH,
2002: Violence: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
(downloadable in PDF from site) |
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New York Centers for Terrorism Preparedness and Planning
Hospital Evacuation Protocol (63kB) |
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Pan American Health Organization, 2008:
Safe Hospitals Checklist |
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Pediatrics supplement,
May 2006: accounts of those involved
in evacuating, receiving, and caring for pediatric patients
during and after Hurricane Katrina |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, June 2007:
Critical assessment of statewide hospital pharmaceutical surge
capabilities for CBRNE incidents |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, December 2006:
Assessing levels of hospital emergency preparedness (free
download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, August 2006:
Assessing utility of disaster exercises and education (free
download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, June 2005: Risk
and risk assessment in health emergency management; and
October 2005: The 2005 London bombings and the Haddon matrix
(free downloads from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, October 2005:
Benchmarking for hospital evacuation: a critical data collection
tool (free download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, October 2005:
Blackout 2003: preparedness and lessons learned from the
perspectives of four hospitals (free download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, August 2005:
Vertical evacuation simulation of critically ill patients in a
hospital (free download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, June 2005:
Hospital bed surge capacity in the event of a mass-casualty
incident (free download from site) |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute, October 2007:
Closing the Seams: Developing an integrated approach to health system
disaster preparedness (free PDF) |
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Rubin, J.N., Recurring pitfalls in hospital preparedness and response,
ANSER Journal of Homeland Security (HTML), January 2004 |
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Rubin, J.N., Prescription for
Preparedness (collaboration opportunities for hospital
preparedness),
Homeland Protection Professional, May 2004 (paid subscription
required for electronic access to archives) |
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State of Florida, Recommended Hospital Staff Core Competencies for
Disaster Preparedness, April 2004 (359 kB) |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: video on
decontamination of pediatric patients |
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Managing
Hazardous Materials Incidents (free downloads of reference and
training materials, including videos) |
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American College of Radiology radiological preparedness guide (479
kB) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, September 2003: papers on hazmat/WMD
training,
PPE,
and decontamination
(free access) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, December 2004: papers on
portable
forced-air and
air-filtration systems for improvised isolation facilities
during emergencies
(free access for abstracts only) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, June 2005: case report on
secondary contamination of emergency dept. personnel (free
access for abstract only) |
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California EMS Authority Recommendations to Hospitals for
Patient Decontamination, Staff Protection, and Evidence
Collection, rev. July 2005 (314 kB) |
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CDC
information on radiation emergencies: detection,
decontamination, casualty management, equipment, protective
actions for the public |
|
OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of
Victims (guidelines for mass casualty incidents with
contaminated patients; free in HTML or 1.9-MB PDF) |
| OSHA
Hospitals and Community Emergency Response: what you need to
know |
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OSHA interpretations on hazardous materials response, training, PPE,
decon, etc., in healthcare settings (1.8-MB PDF, from
Hazmat for
Healthcare's site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, September 2003:
Decontamination of mass casualties — re-evaluating existing
dogma (free download) |
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Academic Emergency Medicine, February 2006: triage for
mechanical ventilation during an epidemic (free abstract) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
October 2006: Modified N95 mask delivers high inspired oxygen
concentrations while effectively filtering aerosolized
microparticles
(free abstract, fee for full access) |
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AHRMM pandemic flu guidelines for hospital materials managers |
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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism,
June 2006: PPV equipment options for mass illness
(free abstract) |
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Canadian Medical Association
Journal, November 21, 2006:
Development of a triage protocol for critical
care during an influenza pandemic
(free 140-kB download) |
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CDC Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Software for Hospital Planning |
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CIDRAP (Univ. of Minnesota) Promising Practices: pandemic
preparedness tools |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: hospital preparedness for SARS |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: SARS in a hospital
emergency department |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: SARS in healthcare
facilities |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
August 2004: SARS susceptibility among hospital workers, by job
category |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
July 2005: asymptomatic healthcare workers with SARS |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
July 2005: emergency department response to SARS |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
August 2005: cost-benefit analysis of stockpiling antiviral
agents for pandemic influenza |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
December 2006: long-term psychological and occupational effects
of providing hospital healthcare during SARS outbreak |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: hospital
PPE/antiviral use for avian or pandemic influenza |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: vaccine
possibilities for pandemic influenza |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: duration of
antibody responses after SARS |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
February 2008: cost-effectiveness of anitviral stockpiling and
near-patient testing for potential influenza pandemic |
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Institute of Medicine,
2006: Reusability of facemasks during an
influenza pandemic |
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Institute of Medicine,
2008: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers |
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Intensive Care Medicine, April 2006: SARS spread to
healthcare workers in an ICU |
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Intensive Care Medicine, June 2006: expanding ICU
facilities during an epidemic |
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Journal of Healthcare Finance
December 2007: financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US
hospitals |
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New York State Dept. of Health guidelines for ventilator
allocation during a pandemic |
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Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic report, April
2006: Critical Care during a Pandemic (277 kB) |
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OSHA: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance
for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers, May 2007
(415 kB) |
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Trust for America's Health pandemic
influenza reports |
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UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity: preparedness resources for avian and
pandemic influenza |
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UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity:
Hospital pandemic
preparedness (free PDF) |
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UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity:
Hospitals Full-Up (video on 1918 pandemic) |
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US DHHS PandemicFlu.gov healthcare planning resources |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: hospital
bioterrorism readiness self-assessment |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: hospital
CBRNE preparedness questionnaire for self-administration |
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American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Disaster Response and
Biological/Chemical Terrorism Information Packet
(192 kB) |
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American College of Healthcare Executives poll on bioterrorism
preparedness (HTML) |
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American
Hospital Association Chemical/Biological Terrorism Preparedness
Checklist (Microsoft Word, 52 kB) |
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Annals
of Emergency Medicine: Hospital Preparedness for WMD
(63 kB) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2006:
anthrax recognition and
review of atypical presentations (free access for abstracts) |
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Annals of Emergency Medicine,
June 2005: medical management
of radiological casualties (free access for
abstract, 145 kB, and
editorial, 55 kB) |
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APIC/CDC
Preliminary Bioterrorism Readiness Template
(113 kB) |
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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, September 2003: hospital infection
control challenges during a bioterrorism attack |
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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, December 2004: national
guidelines and recommendations for preparing for and managing
pediatric terrorism victims |
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California
Hospital Bioterrorism Response Planning Guide, revised July 2002
(361 kB) |
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CDC
information on radiation emergencies: detection,
decontamination, casualty management, equipment, protective
actions for the public |
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CDC "just-in-time" radiological training video for clinicians |
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CDC radiological emergency pocket guide for clinicians |
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CDC: In a Moment’s Notice: Surge Capacity in Terrorist
Bombings |
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Council of
Community Clinics Bioterrorism Planning and Preparedness for Clinics
references (340 kB) |
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Crane, JS, 2005, Assessment of the community healthcare providers'
ability and willingness to respond to a bioterrorism attack |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases,
July 2004: estimating time and size
of BT attack |
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Gursky, E., Hometown Hospitals: the Weakest Link?
Bioterrorism Readiness in America's Rural Hospitals, June 2004
(1.4 MB) |
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Health Physics Society resources for medical management of
radiological terrorism incidents |
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Infection
Control Chart for Potential Bioterrorism Agents;
may be customized
for individual facilities (Microsoft Excel, 24 kB)
(Same
chart with Oregon contacts) |
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JAMA: WMD Events with Contaminated Casualties
- Effective Planning for Healthcare Facilities (192 kB) |
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National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Ctr. Strategies for
Incident Preparedness (457 kB) |
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New England Journal of Medicine
papers on smallpox from
January 30, 2003
and
April 25, 2002
(HTML and PDF,
no charge) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, February 2006:
Precision of in-hospital triage in mass-casualty incidents after
terror attacks (free download from site) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine,
September 2003: Mass-casualty,
terrorist bombings, Parts I & II
— epidemiological outcomes,
resources utilization, time course of emergency needs, and
implications for ED and hospital emergency response (free
downloads from site) |
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US
Dept. of Health & Human Services 17 Critical Benchmarks for
Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning (HTML) |
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US Dept. of Health & Human Services Radiation Event Medical
Management |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Bioterrorism
Preparedness Research and Resources |
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American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Online Mass
Casualty/Bioterrorism Resources |
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ACEP Disaster Medicine Section |
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ACEP Disaster Preparedness |
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American
Hospital Association Disaster Readiness |
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American Medical Association Center for Disaster Preparedness and
Medical Response |
| |
Annals
of Emergency Medicine
papers on emergency preparedness and disaster medicine
(abstracts
available for free viewing; full papers may require paid subscription) |
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Armed
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) |
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Association of American Medical Colleges - Preparedness |
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Association for Healthcare Resource
and Materials Management |
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Bureau of Primary
Health Care (Hospital
Resources and Services Administration)
Emergency Response and the Potential Role of Health Centers |
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Business
Continuity Planning Workgroup for Healthcare Organizations |
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California
EMS Authority, Disaster Medical Services Division |
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California
EMS Authority, Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Program |
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Center for Biosecurity of Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center:
Hospital preparedness resources |
| |
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Public Health Emergency
Preparedness & Response |
| |
CDC Mass
Casualty Event Preparedness and Response (includes specifics on mass casualties, blast
injuries, hospital capacity prediction guides, and more) |
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CDC preparedness for radiation incidents, including assessment and
treatment guidelines |
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Disaster Central Health & Medical Resources |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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ER
One (federally-funded, web-based preparedness project and
information clearinghouse) |
| |
FEMA's Emergency Management Institute Noble Training Center, Anniston,
AL: facilities and hospital training schedule |
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Greater
New York Hospital Association
Emergency Preparedness Resource Center |
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Hazmat
for Healthcare |
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Hospital
Incident Command System (HICS) |
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Hospital Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bioterrorism
Preparedness |
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Israel Ministry of Health Emergency & Disaster Management
Division: health system preparedness (English) |
| |
JAMA bioterrorism articles on
specific diseases, case histories, and various aspects of policy
(abstracts available for free viewing; full papers may require paid
subscription) |
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Johns
Hopkins Project Disaster |
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Johns Hopkins Pharmaceutical Response Project |
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Joint
Commission (formerly JCAHO) |
| |
JumpSTART
Triage (developed by
Lou
Romig, MD, FAAP, FACEP; useful information on pediatric triage and
disaster management) |
| |
MEDLINEplus:
Disasters and Emergency Preparedness |
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Military
WMD References |
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National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Ctr. |
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National
Disaster Medical System |
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National
Fire Protection Assn. Health Care
Section |
| |
New York City Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NYC
Healthcare PREPARES) |
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine |
| |
Society of Critical Care Medicine Disaster Resources |
| |
Stanford
University Medical Center Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
materials |
| |
Univ. of Rochester Center for Disaster Medicine & Emergency
Preparedness |
| |
US Army
Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) |
| |
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
(USAMRIID) reference materials |
| |
US Dept. of Homeland
Security |
| |
US
Dept. of Health & Human Services Office of Public Health
Emergency Preparedness resources |
| |
US DHHS
PandemicFlu.gov |
| |
US
Veterans Health Administration Emergency Management Strategic
Healthcare Group |
| |
Yale New Haven Health Ctr. for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Response |
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