07/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 7/12/2019. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in July 2019, addresses the impact of post-disaster mental and behavioral health-related challenges on the healthcare system. Resources are categorized in topics that include Education and Training; Guidance; Lessons Learned; Plans, Tools, and Templates: Apps and Internet-Based Interventions; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Resilience Resources; and Resources for Emergency Responders, Healthcare Providers, and Survivors. (Text)
07/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 7/12/2019. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in July 2019, highlights key health and medical preparedness resources for viral hemorrhagic fever and Ebola. The resources highlight selected recent case studies, lessons learned, tools, and promising practices for planning for and responding to Ebola and viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks, and information about preparing for highly infectious disease patients. Resource topics include Assessing and Testing, Clinical Care, Decontamination and Waste Management, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Services, Ethics, Fatality Management, Lessons Learned, and Pediatric Issues. (Text)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 7/2019. The focus of this 59-page paper from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) is to alert emergency medical services (EMS) medical directors, EMS systems planners, and hospital emergency planners to key differences between “conventional” mass casualty incidents and mass violence events when the scene is dynamic; the number of patients far exceeds usual resources; and usual triage and treatment paradigms may fail or be insufficient. It provides a framework for those stakeholders and a list of factors to consider when planning a response to mass casualty incidents. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: City of New York, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH). Published: 6/2019. This 78-page guide provides high-level planning guidance for a frontline hospital multidisciplinary team (e.g., emergency management, infection prevention and control, emergency department, inpatient care, safety, public relations, and infectious disease, depending on the resources and role of the facility in the community) to support planning and training for the provision of initial care to patients presenting with a suspected special pathogen infection, while determining whether and when the patient will be transferred to another facility for further assessment and treatment. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. Published: 3/2019. This toolbox provides print and video tools for frontline facilities to prepare and respond to patients who may have a high consequence infectious disease (HCID). It will help facilities meet Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) emergency preparedness regulatory requirements for training and testing programs, and develop a multi-year plan for HCID education and exercises. (Video or Multimedia)
11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Maryland State Government, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS). Published: 11/2018. This nine-page report describes protection of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel through personal protective equipment (PPE), including requirements, PPE cost (and how to estimate it), PPE deployment strategies, and personnel requirements. To ensure both the safety of EMS providers and the quality of care provided by these personnel, PPE deployment strategies, funding, and training will require significant consideration to meet the demands of the nation during an Ebola outbreak. (PDF)
08/02/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 8/2/2018. Safely moving patients with highly infectious diseases, like Ebola, to regional treatment centers takes teamwork, preparation, skill, and training. This five-minute video explains how Tranquil Terminus, the largest patient movement exercise in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ history, began and tested the nationwide ability to move patients with highly infectious diseases safely and securely to regional treatment centers. (Video or Multimedia)
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