A NIMS-based approach provides a framework to establish an acute care center (ACC) for a bioterrorism event, but much of the information could easily be extrapolated to a pandemic situation. The...
Mass Casualties
Public health emergencies involving large numbers of ill or injured people place significant strain on the healthcare system's ability to respond. In mass care situations that affect a large region...
The importance of caring for children plays a significant role in emergency planning; however, children's medical needs are often drastically different than the needs of adults. Children have...
The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) developed a program to increase surveillance for potential bioterrorist or infectious disease events by placing public health epidemiologists in...
This city-wide planning document provides detailed information on varied aspects of fatality management during a pandemic and other mass fatality events. Specifically, it defines the local and state...
Many of the events and responses involved in this practice are still undergoing investigation, so the description below pertains only to local mitigation efforts. On November 5, 2009, an active...
As part of the 2009-2010 Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) grant, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) partnered with the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) to design...
The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness (SCCPHP) is collaborating with the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Mississippi State Department of Health, and more than 40 agencies...
The Acute Care Services Tools provide the following: 1) a triage protocol for patients who may need critical care; 2) an assessment form and triage protocols for patients who may have pandemic...
Fraser Health's toolkit outlines key parameters for establishing alternate triage and care centers by providing guidance for selecting a site, organizing personnel, conducting triage and process...
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