Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) Resources Overview 2019

08/27/2019 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: 8/27/2019. This one-hour, five-minute webinar reviews the three domains of ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange). The Technical Resources domain includes ASPR-created Topic Collections, as well as the National Library of Medicine Disaster Lit® database. The webinar also discusses HPP-HCC (Hospital Preparedness Program-Health Care Coalition)-specific resources, including the HCC Pediatric Surge Annex Template and HCC Surge Estimator Tool, and general use resources. (Video or Multimedia)

Responding to a Fentanyl Overdose: What California First Responders Need to Know

08/26/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Published: 8/26/2019. California has seen an increasing number of fentanyl/fentanyl analog-related overdoses. This two-page document provides key facts about fentanyl for first responders, and answers to frequently asked questions, including reports of first responders developing toxicity from just entering the room where someone has overdosed, and the need to administer doses of naloxone to reverse a fentanyl overdose. (PDF)

Special Pathogen Preparedness Webinar

08/15/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Greater New York Hospital Association. Published: 8/15/2019. This one-hour, 31-minute webinar provides an update on special pathogen outbreaks now occurring internationally, and discusses how all hospitals can improve their readiness for potentially infected patients. Presenters also discuss the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and share planning guidance to support a multidisciplinary hospital team with the provision of initial care, and decision-making regarding transfers to a specialized facility for further assessment and treatment. (Video or Multimedia)

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Sixth Update: Rapid Risk Assessment

08/07/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 8/7/2019. This 11-page report is the sixth update of a rapid risk assessment originally produced on August 9, 2018. It addresses the impact of active chains of Ebola virus disease transmission reported outside the outbreak’s epicenter, specifically in Goma, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Goma has an airport serving international flights to several African countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zambia, which increases the risk that European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) citizens living and traveling in the DRC get infected and eventually introduce the disease to the EU/EEA. (PDF)

Public Health Risks Related to Communicable Diseases During the Hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019: Rapid Risk Assessment

07/02/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2/2019. This 17-page report discusses how the risk for European Union/European Economic Area citizens to become infected with communicable diseases during the 2019 hajj is considered low, thanks to the vaccination requirements for traveling to Makkah (Mecca) and the Saudi Arabian preparedness plans that address the management of health hazards during and after hajj. The risk of vaccine-preventable and vector-borne diseases is considered low if preventive measures are applied. (PDF)