Emergency Readiness

AHA Statement before the FCC's Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities.
Resource LinksGOVERNMENT
Lessons LearnedScenario-BasedOSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims, January 2005
Lessons LearnedExperience-BasedACTS OF TERRORISM
Lessons LearnedIntegrated Community-wide ApproachesCommunities Can Learn Lessons From Worker Exposure to Anthrax in Washington, March 2005Study by the RAND Corporation
Hotlines/HelplinesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPhone: 770-488-7100 (24 hours)
Selected BibliographyWeapons of Mass Destruction Events With Contaminated Casualties: Effective Planning for Health Care FacilitiesAnthony G. Macintyre, MD; Lt COL George W.
ResourcesGuidance for Healthcare Professionals: Smallpox ResourcesThe Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism (March 2005)IOM r
Other Training ResourcesMass Casualty Care: Overlooked Community Resources, August 15, 2005Streaming Video, Audio, and Text Transcript of AHRQ Web Conference.