Northwest Region

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council

Preparedness Links

The following are links specifically for hospital preparedness:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• FEMA: First Responder National Preparedness Resources

• Public Health Preparedness Database

• 'Seven Steps for Securing Hospitals'

• 'Prepare for the Big One' Earthquake Preparedness Guide

• Red Cross Disaster Threats Page

• 'Protecting Emergency Responders' Volume 1-4

• Emergency Preparedness Resources for Hospitals

• WHO Avian Influenza

• Responder Knowledge Base

• Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events: Locate Alternate Care Sites During an Emergency

• Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach

• OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims From Mass Casualty Incidents

• WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning

• Computer Staffing Model for Bio-terrorism Response

• Patient Decontamination Recommendations for Hospitals

• Use of Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity

• Public Health Emergency Response Guide

• State of California Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Program

• Mass Casualty Event Preparedness and Response

• Quality Improvement: Implications for Public Health Preparedness

• Homeland Defense Journal

• Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness, Response and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

• CRS Report: Federal and State Quarantine and Isolation Authority

• Hospital Disaster Preparedness Guidelines/Outline

• "Crowded ERs Raise Concerns on Readiness" Washington Post Article

• Emergency Resource Guide 2007

• HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan Supplement 3 Healthcare Planning

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

• Crisis Communication Spokesperson Checklist

• Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness

• IMS Alliance

• National Influenza Pandemic Plans

• Mass Casualty Care

• UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters

• State of California Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Plan

• Pandemic Planning Checklists

• PASE

• Virtual Naval Hospital

• VHA Health Foundation National and State Disaster Preparedness Resources

• CDC Mass Casualty Preparedness and Response

• AHRQ Disaster Response Tools and Resources

• First Response: Lessons Learned, Guidelines, Publications

• King County Healthcare Coalition