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Category 1:  General References

Website References:

 
American Hospital Association - Disaster response planning http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/disaster_readiness/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
Federal Emergency management Agency http://www.fema.gov/
Preparedness tips from U.S. Government http://www.ready.gov/
U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/
Red Cross Recommendations for Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, Schools and Business http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html
Joint Commission Standards for Hospitals http://www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/Hospitals/Standards/
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventative Medicine http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dts/dtchemfs.htm
Virtual Naval Hospital - Textbook of Military Medicine: Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare http://www.vnh.org/MedAspChemBioWar/index.html
Links to other Chemical and Biological Terrorism websites http://www.chem-bio.com/links/local.html
Homeland Security https://www.disasterhelp.gov/suite/
 Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response http://www.yalenewhavenhealth.org/emergency/
Other General Links http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/em/Links/emlinks.htm
Website for research Links provided by the Association of College & Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2002/novmonth/
crisisdisaster.htm
Emergency Management Links http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/AGAH/EMPRES/GEMP/resources/links-emergency.html
International Association of Emergency Management http://www.iaem.com/resources/Links/intro.htm
Homeland Defense http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html
 

 

Category 2:  Pandemic Flu

Website References:

 
CDC Emergency Preparedness http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
 

Category 3: Hazardous Materials

Website References:

 

Category 4: Blast injuries

Website references:

 
 

Reviewed Articles:

Wightman JM, Gladish SL: Explosions and blast injuries. Ann Emerg Med 2001 Jun; 37(6): 664-78

CDC: Explosions and blast injuries: a primer for clinicians [CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response Web site]. Last reviewed May 26, 2005

Leibovici D, Gofrit ON, Stein M, et al: Blast injuries: bus versus open-air bombings--a comparative study of injuries in survivors of open-air versus confined-space explosions. J Trauma 1996 Dec; 41(6): 1030-5

Leibovici D, Gofrit ON, Shapira SC: Eardrum perforation in explosion survivors: is it a marker of pulmonary blast injury? Ann Emerg Med 1999 Aug; 34(2): 168-7

Frykberg ER. Medical management of disasters and mass casualties from terrorist bombings: how can we cope?. J Trauma 2002; 53(2):201-212.

DePalma RG, Burris DG, Champion HR, Hodgson MJ. Blast Injuries. N Engl J Med 2005;352:1335-42.

Category 5:  Ethics of Mass Casualty Care

Article references: 

“Providing Mass Medical Care with scarce Resources:  A Community Planning Guide”  AHRQ publication No. 07-0001, November 2006, pages 1-51.

Christian MD, Hawryluck L, Wax RX, Cook T, et.al. “Development of a triage protocol for critical care during and influenza pandemic,” CMAJ November 21, 2006, pp1377-1381

Sztajnkrycer MD, Madsen BE, and Amkado B, “Unstable Ethical Plateaus and Disaster Triage,”  Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 24 (2006) 749-768

Koenig K, Cone D, Burstein J, and Carlos C. “Surging to the Right Standard of Care,”  Academic Emergency Medicine ; Feb 2006; 13,2 Health and Medical Complete, pg 195.

Veatch RM “Disaster Preparedness and Triage,”. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine Vol. 72 No. 4 July 2005, pg 236-241.

Kipnis K.  “Overwhelming Casualties:  Medical Ethics in a Time of Terror.”  Accountability in Research, 10:57-68, 2003.

Category 6: Training Sites

Websites:

 
 
American Medical Association Center For Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/center-public-health-preparedness-disaster-response.shtml
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/
Center For Domestic Preparedness (formerly known as Noble Training Center, Anniston, Alabama) http://cdp.dhs.gov
Emergency Management Forum (Avagene Moore-sponsor) http://www.emforum.org
EMS http://www.jems.com/education_and_training/index.html
FEMA http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp

Category 7:  Mass Casualty Incidents

Articles:

Singer AJ, Singer AH, Halperin P, Kaspi G, and Assaf J.  "Medical Lessons from Terror Attacks in Israel."  The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 32, No.1, pp. 87-92, 2007.
 

 Category 8:  Radiation Injuries

Web Links:

ORISE:  Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/
FRMAC:  Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment center http://www.nv.doe.gov/nationalsecurity/homelandsecurity/frmac/default.htm
ARG:  Accident Response Group http://www.doeal.gov/laso/EmergencyPublicInformation/ARG_Final_June2002.pdf

NEST:  Nuclear Emergency Search Team

 http://www.milnet.com/nest.htm
National Response Plan/Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex http://hps.org/documents/NRPNuclearAnnex.pdf

AHRQ:  Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality:

Adult hospitalization information:  

Dosimeter tool:  

 

http://remm.nlm.gov/adultorderform.htm

http://remm.nlm.gov/ars_wbd.htm
(REAC/TS): Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site http://www.hss.energy.gov/healthsafety/IIPP/hservices/reacts.html

References:

Hersey, John “Hiroshima.”, Vintage Books, New York, 1985

Advanced Radiation Life Support: (ARLS-Basic), Student Manual 1.2 May 1, 2005, Fun Fong, MD, FACEP

Bland SA. “Mass Casualty Management for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents” Royal Army Medical Corps Regimental Hea London.  2004; Sep: 150 (3 Suppl 1): 27-34

Flynn COL DF, Goans RE.  Nuclear Terrorism:  Triage and Medical Management of radiation and Combined-Injury Casualties.  Surgical Clinics of North America 86 (2006) 601-636.

Daniak N, Carpini DD, et.al.  Development of a Statewide Hospital Plan for Radiologic Emergencies.  Int. J. Radiation Oncology Boil. Phys. Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 16-24, 2006. 

Cone DC, Koenig KL Mass Casualty Triage in the Chemical, Biological Radiological, or Nuclear Environment.  European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 12, pp. 287-302, 2005.

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Category 1:  General References

Website References:

 
American Hospital Association - Disaster response planning http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/disaster_readiness/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
Federal Emergency management Agency http://www.fema.gov/
Preparedness tips from U.S. Government http://www.ready.gov/
U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/
Red Cross Recommendations for Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, Schools and Business http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html
Joint Commission Standards for Hospitals http://www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/Hospitals/Standards/
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventative Medicine http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dts/dtchemfs.htm
Virtual Naval Hospital - Textbook of Military Medicine: Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare http://www.vnh.org/MedAspChemBioWar/index.html
Links to other Chemical and Biological Terrorism websites http://www.chem-bio.com/links/local.html
Homeland Security https://www.disasterhelp.gov/suite/
 Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response http://www.yalenewhavenhealth.org/emergency/
Other General Links http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/em/Links/emlinks.htm
Website for research Links provided by the Association of College & Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2002/novmonth/
crisisdisaster.htm
Emergency Management Links http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/AGAH/EMPRES/GEMP/resources/links-emergency.html
International Association of Emergency Management http://www.iaem.com/resources/Links/intro.htm
Homeland Defense http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html
 

 

Category 2:  Pandemic Flu

Website References:

 
CDC Emergency Preparedness http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
 

Category 3: Hazardous Materials

Website References:

 

Category 4: Blast injuries

Website references:

 
 

Reviewed Articles:

Wightman JM, Gladish SL: Explosions and blast injuries. Ann Emerg Med 2001 Jun; 37(6): 664-78

CDC: Explosions and blast injuries: a primer for clinicians [CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response Web site]. Last reviewed May 26, 2005

Leibovici D, Gofrit ON, Stein M, et al: Blast injuries: bus versus open-air bombings--a comparative study of injuries in survivors of open-air versus confined-space explosions. J Trauma 1996 Dec; 41(6): 1030-5

Leibovici D, Gofrit ON, Shapira SC: Eardrum perforation in explosion survivors: is it a marker of pulmonary blast injury? Ann Emerg Med 1999 Aug; 34(2): 168-7

Frykberg ER. Medical management of disasters and mass casualties from terrorist bombings: how can we cope?. J Trauma 2002; 53(2):201-212.

DePalma RG, Burris DG, Champion HR, Hodgson MJ. Blast Injuries. N Engl J Med 2005;352:1335-42.

Category 5:  Ethics of Mass Casualty Care

Article references: 

“Providing Mass Medical Care with scarce Resources:  A Community Planning Guide”  AHRQ publication No. 07-0001, November 2006, pages 1-51.

Christian MD, Hawryluck L, Wax RX, Cook T, et.al. “Development of a triage protocol for critical care during and influenza pandemic,” CMAJ November 21, 2006, pp1377-1381

Sztajnkrycer MD, Madsen BE, and Amkado B, “Unstable Ethical Plateaus and Disaster Triage,”  Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 24 (2006) 749-768

Koenig K, Cone D, Burstein J, and Carlos C. “Surging to the Right Standard of Care,”  Academic Emergency Medicine ; Feb 2006; 13,2 Health and Medical Complete, pg 195.

Veatch RM “Disaster Preparedness and Triage,”. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine Vol. 72 No. 4 July 2005, pg 236-241.

Kipnis K.  “Overwhelming Casualties:  Medical Ethics in a Time of Terror.”  Accountability in Research, 10:57-68, 2003.

Category 6: Training Sites

Websites:

 
 
American Medical Association Center For Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/center-public-health-preparedness-disaster-response.shtml
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/
Center For Domestic Preparedness (formerly known as Noble Training Center, Anniston, Alabama) http://cdp.dhs.gov
Emergency Management Forum (Avagene Moore-sponsor) http://www.emforum.org
EMS http://www.jems.com/education_and_training/index.html
FEMA http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp

Category 7:  Mass Casualty Incidents

Articles:

Singer AJ, Singer AH, Halperin P, Kaspi G, and Assaf J.  "Medical Lessons from Terror Attacks in Israel."  The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 32, No.1, pp. 87-92, 2007.
 

 Category 8:  Radiation Injuries

Web Links:

ORISE:  Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/
FRMAC:  Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment center http://www.nv.doe.gov/nationalsecurity/homelandsecurity/frmac/default.htm
ARG:  Accident Response Group http://www.doeal.gov/laso/EmergencyPublicInformation/ARG_Final_June2002.pdf

NEST:  Nuclear Emergency Search Team

 http://www.milnet.com/nest.htm
National Response Plan/Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex http://hps.org/documents/NRPNuclearAnnex.pdf

AHRQ:  Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality:

Adult hospitalization information:  

Dosimeter tool:  

 

http://remm.nlm.gov/adultorderform.htm

http://remm.nlm.gov/ars_wbd.htm
(REAC/TS): Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site http://www.hss.energy.gov/healthsafety/IIPP/hservices/reacts.html

References:

Hersey, John “Hiroshima.”, Vintage Books, New York, 1985

Advanced Radiation Life Support: (ARLS-Basic), Student Manual 1.2 May 1, 2005, Fun Fong, MD, FACEP

Bland SA. “Mass Casualty Management for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents” Royal Army Medical Corps Regimental Hea London.  2004; Sep: 150 (3 Suppl 1): 27-34

Flynn COL DF, Goans RE.  Nuclear Terrorism:  Triage and Medical Management of radiation and Combined-Injury Casualties.  Surgical Clinics of North America 86 (2006) 601-636.

Daniak N, Carpini DD, et.al.  Development of a Statewide Hospital Plan for Radiologic Emergencies.  Int. J. Radiation Oncology Boil. Phys. Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 16-24, 2006. 

Cone DC, Koenig KL Mass Casualty Triage in the Chemical, Biological Radiological, or Nuclear Environment.  European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 12, pp. 287-302, 2005.

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