Emergency Preparedness 20:
Additional References and Resources
References
- Auf der Heide E. The importance of evidence-based disaster
planning. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47;34-49. (Summary of trends and key
concepts / misconceptions in hospital preparedness.)
- Arnold J, Lavonas E. CBRNE- Personal Protective Equipment.
emedicine. Oct 16, 2001.
www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic894.htm.
- Biological and chemical terrorism:
strategic plan
for preparedness and response. Recommendations of the CDC Strategic
Planning Workgroup. MMWR Recommendations and Reports.
2000;21;49(RR-4):1-14.
- Burgess JL, Kirk M,
Borron SW, Cisek J. Emergency department hazardous materials protocol
for contaminated patients. Ann Emerg Med. 1999;34:205-12.
- Chemical-biological terrorism and its
impact on
children: a subject review. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee
on Environmental Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases.
Pediatrics. 2000;105(3 Pt 1):662-70.
- Communications Resources:
- Cundiff JF, et al. Bioterrorism
Readiness Plan: A
template for healthcare facilities. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1999.
- Darling R,
Cartlett CL, Huebner KD, Jarrett DG. Threats in bioterrorism. I: CDC
category A agents. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2002;20:273-309.
- DiGiovanni C Jr. Domestic terrorism with
chemical or
biological agents: Psychiatric aspects. Am J Psychiatry.
1999;156:1500-1505.
- Fatah AA et al. Guide for the selection of
chemical agent and toxic industrial material detection equipment for
emergency first responders. National Institute of Justice Guide. 2000.
- Gallo RJ, Campbell D. Bioterrorism: challenges and opportunities for
local health departments. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2000;6:57-62.
- Garrett LC, Magruder C, Molgard CA. Taking the terror out of
bioterrorism: planning for a bioterrorist event from a local
perspective. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2000;6:1-7.
- Greenberg
MI, Jurgens SM, Gracely EJ. Emergency department preparedness for the
evaluation and treatment of victims of biological or chemical terrorist
attack. J Emerg Med. 2002;22:273-8.
- Hazard Vulnerability
Analysis –American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) -
http://www.ashe.org/resources/white_papers/annual06title.html (scroll down to paper -- requires
login or fee). (Kaiser-Permanente’s spreadsheet-based model is
available at: www.emsa.ca.gov/disaster/files/kaiser_model.xls)
- Hick JL, Hanfling
D, Burstein JL, DeAtely C, Barbisch D, Bogdan G, Cantrill S. Healthcare
facility and community strategies for patient care surge capacity. Ann
Emerg Med. 44:253-61;2004.
- Holloway HC, Norwood AE, Fullerton
CS, Engel CC Jr, Ursano RJ. The threat of biological weapons.
Prophylaxis and mitigation of psychological and social consequences.
JAMA. 1997;278:425-427.
- Lyons K. Is your hospital prepared to
treat hundreds of victims of a terrorist attack? J Healthc Prot Manage.
1999-00 Winter;16(1):20-24.
- Macintyre AG, Christopher GW, Eitzen
E Jr, et al. Weapons of mass destruction events with contaminated
casualties: effective planning for health care facilities. JAMA.
2000;283:242-249.
- Raber E, Jin A, Noonan K, McGuire R, Kirvel
RD. Decontamination issues for chemical and biological warfare agents:
how clean is clean enough? Int J Environ Health Res. 2001;11:128-148.
- Radiologic Resources:
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Radiation Emergency Assistance Center / Training Site. Managing
Radiation Emergencies – Guidance for Hospital Medical Management.
http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/guide/care.htm
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Online resources
for medical management of radiation emergencies, or United States
Department of Health and Human Services. Radiation Event Medical
Management. http://www.remm.nlm.gov/
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Online resources for medical
management, can be downloaded in its entirety to local computer or
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Radiologic Terrorism: A
Toolkit for Emergency Services Clinicians.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/toolkit.asp - includes pocket guide
for radiological terrorism, fact sheets on radiation illness and
injury, and instructional videos.
- Rubin JN. Recurring Pitfalls
in Hospital Preparedness and Response. http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/rubin.html. Accessed
June 27, 2008; removed from site June 30, 2011. (This is an overview of some key stumbling blocks that
hospitals face in preparing for disasters.)
- Smith CG,
Veenhuis PE, MacCormack JN. Bioterrorism. A new threat with
psychological and social sequelae. N C Med J. 2000;61:150-163.
- Smith PW, Rusnak PG. Infection prevention and control in the
long-term-care facility. SHEA Long-Term-Care Committee and APIC
Guidelines Committee. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997;18:831-849.
- Tan GA, Fitzgerald MC. Chemical-biological-radiological (CBR) response:
a template for hospital emergency departments. Med J Aust.
2002;177:196-199.
- Treat KN, Williams JM, Furbee PM, Manley WG,
Russell FK, Stamper CD Jr. Hospital preparedness for weapons of mass
destruction incidents: an initial assessment. Ann Emerg Med.
2001;38:562-565.
- United States Department of Health and Human
Services. National Disaster Medical System. Available at
http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx Accessed February 15, 2012.
- United States
Department of Health and Human Services. Office for Civil Rights.
Emergency Preparedness Planning and Response. Access from
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/emergencyPPR.html on June
27,
2008 and no longer available. See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html or http://www.hhs.gov/hipaafaq/providers/hipaa-1068.html. (Tools for HIPPA compliance during disasters.)
Resources
- American Civil Defense Association.
http://www.tacda.org/
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ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
has a good set
of resources: http://www.homelandsecurity.org/
and http://www.anser.org/anser.
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology, Inc.: www.apic.org/
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Bomb / blast / burn injuries: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Explosions and Blast Injuries – A Primer for Clinicians.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/explosions.asp. This weblink
also takes you to a number of other helpful CDC publications including
‘In a moment’s notice – Surge capacity in terrorist bombings’, Injury
Patterns and Care, and Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital
Capacity.
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s emergency preparedness and response site (covers many
areas and topics): http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
- Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/index.html
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Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
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Saint Louis University School of Public Health:
http://bioterrorism.slu.edu/
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Domestic Preparedness Information
Line: 1 800 368 6498
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eMedicine Emergency Medicine Online: http://emedicine.medscape.com/emergency_medicine#warfare
- Hospital Incident Command System. HICS
IV August
2006. California Emergency Medical Services
Authority. http://www.emsa.ca.gov/HICS/default.asp (accessed February 15, 2012). A
NIMS-compliant and the most accepted incident management system for
healthcare facilities.
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Joint Commission
Emergency Preparedness Requirements – 2012 Crosswalk of the Joint Commission Environment of Care Standards for Hospitals at:
http://www.jcrinc.com/Books-and-E-books/CWECH12/3995/.
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Minnesota Department of Health Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness
for Hospitals: http://www.health.state.mn.us/oep/healthcare/index.html
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Multi-Agency Coordination Systems in Health Events. Minnesota
Department of Health. St. Paul, MN 2006.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/oep/plans/index.html
(accessed
February 15, 2012). – State public health / hospital concept of
operations for MAC.
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National Academy of Sciences terrorism resources:
http://www.nap.edu/collections/terror/index.html
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National Association of State EMS Officers: http://www.nasemso.org/Projects/RuralEMS/
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases: http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/
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National Incident Management System. Federal Emergency Management
Agency – Department of Homeland Security.
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http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm - The NIMS homepage –
background information and links to many documents and training.
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http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/NIMSTrainingCourses.shtm - training
information including course and instructor requirements.
- http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100HCb.asp - link to on-line
‘Introduction to incident management for healthcare workers.’
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http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is200b.asp - link to on-line course
‘ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents’ required for all assuming
management who are likelyt to assume supervisory positions within the ICS.
- http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700a.asp
- link to on-line course ‘National Incident Management System – An
Introduction’ required for command and general staff.
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National
Response Center: national response teams for hazardous materials. Lots
of links for chemical incidents. www.nrt.org and 1 800 424 8802
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National Rural Health Association Paper on Rural Preparedness -- link to paper on this page: http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/popup.cfm?objectID=B361B8AC-3048-651A-FE171A21E9DAF70B
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Nuclear Threat Initiative: www.nti.org
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REAC/TS (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site). Their
web site url is http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/default.aspx and their emergency phone line for
acute help is 1 865 576 1005 (Ask for REAC/TS)..
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USAMRIID - US Army Medical
Research Institute of Infectious Diseases:
www.usamriid.army.mil
and USAMRIID's Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, a.k.a "Bluebook"
1-888-872-7443.
(among other products, they have chemical, radiological, and biological
medical management handbooks which can be downloaded into handhelds)
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health and Medical Emergncy Support: http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration's, Rural Health:
http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/
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U.S. Department of
Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency
response site:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html; also see
their personal protective equipment site with numerous topics:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html
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Washington State Department of Health's Public Health Emergency and Response Preparedness site for Local Health Departments/Distrcits and Healthcare Providers:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/pheprlho.htm
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Public Health Emergency Preparedness:
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/preparedness/
Edition 13-October 2011
