EMS Links: Resources
Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/
CDC Guidance on Helping Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Respond to Influenza during the 2009–2010 Influenza Season - This document provides guidance to help decrease the spread of influenza (flu) among children in early childhood programs and among early childhood providers during the 2009–2010 flu season. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/childcare/guidance.htm
CDC Fact Sheet - Blast Injuries: Essential Facts
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/blastessentials.asp
CDC Documents in Regard to Patient Treatment After Terrorist Bombings
CDC wants to help you and your staff to be ready in a moment’s notice to treat and receive patients after a terrorist bombing. Why is this important? Terrorist bombings have the potential to inflict multi-system and life threatening injuries on many persons simultaneously. In addition, they present profound surge capacity challenges, affecting health systems and capabilities. To this end, CDC has developed two new mass casualty and emergency response documents:
- In a Moment’s Notice: Surge Capacity for Terrorist Bombings, download a free copy at http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/surgecapacity.asp
- Interim Planning Guidance for Preparedness and Response to a Mass Casualty Event Resulting from Terrorist Use of Explosives, download a free copy at: http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/terrorist_explosives.asp
In these documents, health care providers and systems will gain knowledge about the critical steps needed to prepare for and respond to a terrorist bombing, including:
- Discipline-specific and practical solutions for the surge challenges of multiple patients at the scene and after a terrorist bombing, and
- Guidance for health systems and policy leaders on how to prepare for and respond a terrorist bombing.
For more information and resources related to the treatment of blast injuries or on surge capacity after a terrorist bombing, please visit http://emergency.cdc.gov/BlastInjuries.
Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress (CPTS), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CPTS
works with and through health care professionals to address trauma in the lives of ill and injured children and families. CPTS’ goal is to increase recognition of pediatric traumatic stress among health care providers and to provide the tools and training to promote basic, trauma-informed screening and intervention at the time of care.
- The Health Care Toolbox
The Health Care Toolbox was developed by CPTS to educate medical providers about pediatric traumatic stress, and to help them manage the emotional side of trauma in their patients. This website contains helpful information, including tools and resources for providers and educational handouts for patients.
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board Safety Videos
The U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. The agency offers a number of safety videos free of charge. The videos have been used for a variety of training activities, including use by a number of fire departments. The agency is also able to supply videos free of charge for use at conferences and for training activities.
Clinical Guidelines for Care of the Emergency Patient
http://www.ed.bmc.org/emguidelines/guideem.html
CyberRounds
(free online conferences in various health care specialties)
http://www.cyberounds.com/
Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center
Documentary: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
http://dvbic.org/cms.php?p=Education
This 29-minute video, introduced by General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), offers an introduction to TBI, a health issue affecting at least 1.4 million Americans each year. It features the recovery journeys of several service personnel and their families. Other resources include a fact sheet on traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness and prevention, and a documentary user's guide for organizations that plan to use the video as part of their educational efforts.
The ECG Learning Center in Cyberspace
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
EMedicine From WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/
Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information
http://www.ptsdinfo.org/
HealthFinder (guide to health info from
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthy People 2010 Gateway (NHLBI)
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/
The Incident Management Systems Division Releases Updated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Job Titles (08/01/07
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/job_titles.shtm
As part of U.S. efforts to strengthen catastrophic response capabilities in line with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), FEMA's Incident Management Systems Division has released updated EMS Job Titles. The EMS Job Titles listed criteria for credentialing EMS Personnel and were posted on Nov. 9, 2006, for a 45-day review period. During this period, the EMS Working Group received more than 70 comments and questions from national and state associations, related organizations, and from individuals with a professional interest in initiatives supporting resource typing and credentialing. Comments were reviewed and consideration was given as to how to incorporate valuable feedback. The Incident Command System (ICS) positions originally featured in the EMS job title document will no longer be located there. These positions have been forwarded for appropriate consideration within the Incident Management working group. These positions include:
- EMS Transportation Group Supervisor
- EMS Transportation Unit leader
- EMS Treatment Unit Leader
- EMS Triage Unit Leader
- Medical Group Supervisor
These job titles are a part of the National Emergency Responder Credentialing System which documents minimum professional qualifications, certifications, training and education requirements that define the standards required for specific emergency response functional positions. The National credentialing process is voluntary (i.e. reflecting only the volunteer participation of a/first responder(s) willing to be deployed under interstate mutual aid agreements or compacts). States must establish a program administered by the State Director (or other Official designated by the Governor) to grant authority to agencies, organizations or other entities to issue Qualification Cards for persons to be deployed for interstate mutual aid. For additional information please see NIMS Guide 0002, Mar. 27, 2007 on National Credentialing Definition and Criteria at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/guide_rm.shtm.
Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/
MDchoice.com
http://www.mdchoice.com/
MedConnect
http://www.medconnect.com/
MedLine (U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
MDLinx (daily medical news)
http://www.mdlinx.com
NAEMT PSA to Educate Public on EMS
http://www.naemt.org/publications/PSAannouncement.htm
Paramedic.com
http://www.parademic.com/
Radiation Awareness
- EPA site on unwanted radioactive material at scrap or recycling facilities.
- NRS poster on visually identifying possible radioactive sources.
- CDC links to information on radiation emergencies and how to protect yourself (for the public and for responders).
Trauma.org
http://www.trauma.org/
Volunteering in the United States
This report was prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released on Feb. 8, 2008. These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that obtains information on employment and unemployment among the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. Volunteers are defined as persons who did unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization.
Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/