10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Army Medical Department, Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). Published: 10/27/2018. This 22-page Clinical Practice Guideline helps first responders, prehospital emergency medical service personnel, and medical department personnel evaluate, diagnose, and manage common in-water pathologies. It provides an overview of drowning and associated conditions based on the best available current medical evidence, including the epidemiology and pathophysiology of drowning. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Mitre. Published: 10/2018. This 39-page playbook covers preparedness and response for medical device cybersecurity issues that impact the functionality of a device. It provides a stakeholder-derived, open source, and customizable framework that healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) may choose to leverage as a part of their emergency response plans in order to ultimately limit disruptions in continuity of clinical care, as well as the potential for direct patient harm stemming from medical device cybersecurity incidents. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 10/2018. This six-page report on chikungunya virus disease is based on data for 2016 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on April 4, 2018. Twenty-five European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported data on chikungunya. In 2016, 16 countries reported 476 cases of chikungunya, of which 366 (76.9 percent) were laboratory confirmed. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 10/2018. This two-page fact sheet on antibiotic resistance in primary care provides primary care prescribers with European Union and national data on the latest trends. Released for European Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18, 2018, it details facts and figures with four facts accompanied by text and graphs. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 9/28/2018. This six-page report is based on data for cases of dengue fever for 2016 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on April 4, 2018. TESSy is a system for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data on communicable diseases. Twenty-seven European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported data on dengue fever. In 2016, 25 countries reported 2,821 cases of dengue fever, of which 2,418 (85.7 percent) were confirmed. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 8/23/2018. This web page provides evidence-based recommendations to protect first responders from exposure to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. It provides background information, covers what responders need to know, and provides a list of actions for responders to take to protect themselves from exposure, and if exposure occurs. (Text)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 8/2018. This fact sheet provides experts with information for European Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18, 2018. It describes antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infections that are caused by microorganisms that are not resistant to antimicrobials, examples of common multi-drug-resistant bacteria, and the two major drivers for antimicrobial resistance: use of antimicrobials, and spread and cross-transmission of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms. (Text)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Army Medical Department, Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). Published: 8/2018. This nine-page Clinical Practice Guideline will guide providers in the evaluation and treatment of patients with acute general surgical needs in potentially austere locations. It is not intended solely for clinical care, but to help unit commanders and supporting medical components to consider tactical and resource constraints relevant to the management of acute surgical conditions in order to optimize patient care in the expeditionary setting. (PDF)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Injury Part I: Initial Response to CBRN Agents
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Army Medical Department, Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). Published: 5/2018. This 22-page Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use in conjunction with Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines as an organized approach to the care of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) casualties in the deployed environment. It is meant to provide medical professionals who encounter CBRN exposures with evidence-based guidance where it exists or consensus opinion when evidence is lacking. (PDF)
10/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Army Medical Department, Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). Published: 4/23/2018. This nine-page Clinical Practice Guideline applies to military non-neurosurgeons in a forward deployed location with surgical capability outside of the United States. Since neurosurgical training is not standard training for the majority of general surgeons, it includes recommendations that have been established to allow general surgeons to better prepare for surgical missions in austere environments with limited or no resources. (PDF)
10/03/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 9/2018. This nine-page report summarizes the presentations and discussions from a workshop held on September 5-6, 2018, that explored opportunities to improve and build upon the current evidence base on the effects of medical product shortages during or because of disasters, and to better understand the gaps that led to cascading effects in patient care during the 2017 hurricane season throughout the U.S. health care system. The workshop focused on information-sharing, supply-chain infrastructure, and enhanced collaboration among public, private, and non-profit stakeholders. (Text)
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