SEARCH MEMBER LOGIN Toolbox and Bookshelf Active Shooter Guidance AHRQ Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills This tool makes it possible to evaluate hospital disaster drills by using evaluation modules and addenda. The value of this approach is to identify specific weaknesses for improvement and to promote continuing efforts to strengthen hospital disaster preparedness. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/hospdrills/hospdrill.htm Anatomy Atlases A digital library of anatomy information.http://www.anatomyatlases.org/ CDC Preparedness for Health Care Facilities 2019 Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Healthcare facilities, regardless of size, should develop an emergency water supply plan to prepare for a total or partial interruption of the normal water supply due to an emergency. This guide can provide a road map for health care facilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial water supply interruption. Adapting Standards of Care under Extreme Conditions: Guidance for Professionals During Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Extreme Emergencies (2 MB/26 pages) This policy paper can be used a basis for protocol development and refinement, especially in regard to ethics and standards that apply to decisions about care made during unusual or extreme circumstances such as those resulting from emergencies, disasters, or pandemics. Prepared for the American Nurses Association by the Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing. MMWR QuickStats: Percentage of Hospitals with Staff Members Trained to Respond to Selected Terrorism-Related Diseases or Exposures National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003–2004 MMWR 2007 Apr 27;56(16):401. CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Information Toolkits KHA Toolkits for hospital administrators, health care professionals and the public https://www.kyha.com/coronavirus About the Virus CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Situation Summary & Index page https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html About 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html How 2019-nCoV Spreads https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html Preventing 2019-nCoV from Spreading to Others https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html Respirators & PPE NIOSH "Considerations for Respirator Selection in Healthcare" chart https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/FY17_N95chartConsiderations-508.pdf CDC - Male Facial Hair and Respirator Fit https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/FacialHairWmask11282017-508.pdf Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators (Updated Feb 25) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-supply-strategies.html Health Care Supply of Personal Protective Equipment https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe.html OSHA's "Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit" (OSHA publication 3767) https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3767.pdf Info for Health Care Professionals & Public Health Interim US Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Exposure in Travel-associated or Community Settings (Updated Feb 25) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/risk-assessment.html Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (Updated Feb 25) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html Information for Health Care Professionals: 2019-nCoV https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/index.html What Health Care Personnel Should Know about Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible 2019-nCoV Infection (Updated Feb 25) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/caring-for-patients.html Interim Guidance: Home Care for 2019-nCoV https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html CDC - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or Persons Under Investigation for COVID-19 in Health Care Settings (Updated Feb 21) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html CDC - Health Care Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19 (Updated Feb 25) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/infection-prevention-control-faq.html Info for Emergency Services Professionals Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for 2019-nCoV in the US https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-for-ems.html [NOTE: They made a comment that law enforcement personnel should consider this EMS guidance, or the guidance below for businesses.] Info for Businesses & Employers Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), February 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/guidance-business-response.html CDC Traveler's Health http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx Health Information for International Travel: Yellow Book 2005-2006, CDC Conversions http://anduin.eldar.org/~ben/convert.html The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet is a free program you can use to find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances (reactivity is the tendency of substances to undergo chemical change). It includes: a database of reactivity information for more than 6,000 common hazardous chemicals; a way for you to virtually "mix" chemicals to find out what dangers could arise from accidental mixing. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/reactivityworksheet eMedicine Medical Textbooks - Emergency Medicine - Free Physician Reference Articles and Texts. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/contents.htm Emergency Response Guide 2016 (Searchable) The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2016) was developed for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in (1) quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the material(s) involved in the incident, and (2) protecting themselves and the general public during this initial response phase of the incident. PHSMA Release Mobile Applications Firefighter Quick Reference Card for Mass Casualty Decontamination Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army. September 2003 http://www.firescenesafety.com/documents/doc_details/39-firefighter-quick-reference-card-for-mass-casualty-decontamination.html Firefighter Quick Reference Card for a Suspected Chem/Bio Attack Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army. September 2003 http://www.firescenesafety.com/documents/doc_details/40-firefighter-quick-reference-card-for-a-suspected-chem-bio-attack.html Kentucky Hospital Association Medical Visual Language Translator This invaluable visual language tool enables instant communication with Spanish-only speakers, or the hearing impaired or those who speak in other languages, in situations where language barriers could seriously hinder effective emergency care and medical treatment in urgent situations. Language Translator Online English, Spanish, French, German, Italian & more https://translate.google.com/ MSDS Databases The First Place to Look for a Material Safety Data Sheet, MSDS-SEARCH is the most comprehensive single Web site related to the document known as an MSDS.https://www.msdsonline.com/msds-search/ Merck Manuals There are six manuals in the Merck series. Merck is committed to providing excellent medical information, and as part of that effort, Merck provides all of The Merck Manuals on a not-for-profit basis as a service to the community. Publication Directory http://www.merck.com/pubs/ Merck Manual of Diagnostics and Therapy http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp Merck Manual Online http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html Medical and Pharmaceutical Search Engine Medical - https://onlineultrasoundschool.com/2011/20-useful-pharmaceutical-search-engines/ Pharmaceutical https://onlineultrasoundschool.com/2011/20-useful-pharmaceutical-search-engines/ Merriam-Webster Online Search http://www.merriam-webster.com/ NIMS Implementation for Healthcare Organization Guidance NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The NPG does not contain an analysis of all pertinent data, rather it presents key information and data in abbreviated or tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in the work environment. The information found in the NPG should help users recognize and control occupational chemical hazards. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/ Overhead Paging Codes for Emergency Situations FAQs Standardized Codes Quick Reference Extracts from naval Virtual Library Biological Warfare US Army Blue Book Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare Quick Bio-Agents Pocket Guide, First Edition, January 2012 Medical Management of Potential Biological Casualties Ricin Chemical Warfare - US Army Field Management of Chemical Casualties OSHA Fit testing and fit factors for the N-95 respirators for protection against TB exposure (Standard 1910.134) http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=22099&p_table=INTERPRETATIONS OHSA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances (January 2005) http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/bestpractices/html/hospital_firstreceivers.html Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdf First Responder References, links and regulations http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/searchresults.category?p_title=&p_text=First+Responder This library has been compiled by Dick Bartlett, Emergency Preparedness/Trauma Coordinator, Kentucky Hospital Association, for the Resource Library of EMSystem Users. 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