Resources
General Resources
- American Forces Press Service - Straight Talk on Anthrax from Top Doc
- American Red Cross - Preparedness Today, What You Need to Do
- Bioterrorism/Risk Communication/Disaster Preparedness Web Site Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Community-Based Care Center Toolkit
- Office of Homeland Security - New York State
- Potassium Iodide (KI)
- Ready America
- Respirator Fact Sheet - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Resources for Health Care Providers
Biological Emergencies
Chemical Emergencies
- Chemical Agents- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Chemical Terrorism Preparedness Response Card (PDF, 44KB, 6pg.)
- Chemical Terrorism (wall chart) (PDF, 96KB, 1pg.)
Radiological Emergencies
- Radiological Terrorism Rapid Response Card (PDF, 97KB, 2pg.)
Hospital/EMS Preparedness
- Pediatric and Obstetric Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
- The Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs (PDF, 32KB, 4pg.)
- Improving Health System Preparedness for Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events
- K.I.D. (Kids in Disasters) Kit
- To order a free copy of the Kit on CD-ROM mail to Emscinformation@cnmc.org
- Pediatric Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Planning, Management, and Provision of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care
- Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center
- Guidelines for Pediatric Equipment Inventories in EMS Disaster Response Trailers
- The Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Caring for Pregnant Birthing Women and Their Newborns During Disasters: An Introduction to the Issues
Maternal and Child Health Providers
- State Emergency Planning and Preparedness Recommendations for Maternal and Child Health Populations
- Women and Infants Service Package (WISP)
- Position on Infant Feeding in Emergencies - International Lactation Consultant Association
Pediatric Providers
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster - American Psychological Association (PDF, 120KB, 11pg.)
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters - Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Center of Minnesota (PDF, 733KB, 8pg.)
- Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
School Nurses
- National Association of School Nurses
