08/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 32-page report for the period 2013–2017 provides an overview of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s sustained creative efforts to strengthen public health emergency preparedness in the European Union by supporting cross-border collaboration and a number of additional activities at the country level. It details activities in three preparedness cycles: anticipation stage, response phase, and recovery/evaluation phase.
08/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 28-page guide supports planning for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs) and provides a summary of their unique characteristics. The complexities of CCTAs (e.g., multiple teams, attack locations, and weapon types) may represent additional challenges to jurisdictions. CCTAs require the delivery of community capabilities and resources across a wide range of Core Capabilities. The chapter on Challenges includes a section on healthcare facilities and systems.
08/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 39-page report summarizes the 8th Emergency Environmental Health Forum that took place from April 12–13, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. The forum provided an opportunity to exchange recent field experiences and explore innovative approaches among over 175 attendees, and discuss ways for future action and interventions for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in emergencies. Themes included disease outbreaks and WASH-nutrition intervention packages, sanitation design and sustainable WASH in emergencies, and cholera.
08/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 56-page guide was created as an introduction to screening travelers arriving at U.S. ports of entry (POE) who may be contaminated with or exposed to radioactive material following an international radiological incident. It provides state, local, and tribal planners with guidance on how to screen, decontaminate, or provide medical follow-up and long-term follow-up for travelers, staff at U.S. international POE, and others with contamination or exposure.
08/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 18-page report details the 50 active shooter incidents identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2016 and 2017. It was undertaken to provide clarity and data of value to federal, state, tribal, and campus law enforcement; first responders; corporations; educators; and the general public as they seek to neutralize threats posed by active shooters and save lives during such incidents.
08/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT
These guidelines, updated in June 2018 from the 2014 version, are intended to help state emergency medical services (EMS) systems ensure a more standardized approach to the practice of patient care and to encompass evidence-based guidelines as they are developed. The guidelines in this 372-page document are designed to provide a resource to clinical practice and to maximize patient care, safety, and outcomes regardless of the existing resources and capabilities within an EMS system.
08/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This web page provides information about EPA researchers who are conducting a citizen science study called Smoke Sense to determine the extent to which exposure to wildland fire and wildfire smoke affects health and productivity, and to develop health risk communication strategies that protect public health during smoke days. Individuals who want to contribute to science can participate by using the Smoke Sense app, a publicly available mobile application.
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