General Resources

Bioterrorism and Emergency Readiness: Competencies for All Public Health Workers
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/btcomps.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response web portal
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Training Network, Distance Learning Sites
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.asp

Clinician Competencies during Initial Assessment and Management of Emergency Events
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/clinician-comps.pdf

Emergency Preparedness and Response Competencies for Hospital Workers
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/CPHP/hospcomps.pdf

Emergency Preparedness and Response for Hospital Leaders
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/Hosp_Leaders.pdf

Emergency Preparedness and Response for Hospital Workers
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/Hosp_Workers_LG. pdf

Greater New York Hospital Association: GNYHA Emergency Preparedness Resource Center
http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/

Health Resources Services Administration, Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness: CBRNE
http://www.hrsa.gov/bioterrorism/cbrne/index.htm

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.com

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2006 Hospital Accreditation Standard for Emergency Management Planning, Emergency Management Drills, Infection Control, Disaster Privileges
http://www.jcaho.org/news+room/press+kits/ems/06_hap_accred_stds.pdf

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emergency.html

Important Regional Contacts

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/PHP/Bioterrorism/bioterrorism.htm

Connecticut Hospital Association
http://www.chime.org/Emergency/Emergency.asp

Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
http://www.ct.gov/demhs/site/default.asp

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/emergency/

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.state.nj.us/health/er/index.shtml

New Jersey Homeland Security
http://www.state.nj.us/njhomelandsecurity/

New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA)
http://www.njha.com/ep/

New Jersey Preparedness Training Consortium
http://www.nj-ptc.org/index.htm

New York

Biological, Chemical, Nuclear - New York, BCN - NY, Comprehensive biological, chemical and nuclear emergency training for physicians
http://www.bcnny.com/

Greater New York Hospital Association, Emergency Preparedness Resource Center
http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/bt/bt.shtml

New York City Office of Emergency Management
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/

New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education
http://www.nycepce.org/

New York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/emergency/index.htm

New York State Office of Emergency Management
http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/

The Basics

Resources

Clinician Competencies during Initial Assessment and Management of Emergency Events
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/clinician-comps.pdf

Emergency Medical Services Authority, State of California, Health and Human Services Agency, HEICS: The Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, 1998
http://www.emsa.ca.gov/dms2/heics_main.asp

Emergency Preparedness and Response Competencies for Hospital Workers
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/CPHP/hospcomps.pdf

Greater New York Hospital Association: Incident Command Systems
http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/general/ics/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2006 Hospital Accreditation Standard for Emergency Management Planning, Emergency Management Drills, Infection Control, Disaster Privileges
http://www.jcaho.org/news+room/press+kits/ems/06_hap_accred_stds.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html

Biological Incidents

Resources

American College of Physicians
http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/Bioterrorism/Bioterrorism.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlist.asp

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infection Control Guidelines, Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals, April 1 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_tableI.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Updated Infection Control Measures for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Health-Care Facilities, November 16, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/healthcarefacilities.htm

Greater New York Hospital Association, NBC Events: Bioterrorism (General)
http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/general/nbc/general_bioterrorism/

Infectious Disease Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org

New York State, Department of Health, Bioterrorism Rapid Response Card
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/pdf/rapid_response_card.pdf

New York State, Department of Health, Ten Critical Steps for Handling Possible Bioterrorist Events
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/pdf/3118.pdf

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) Blue Book, The Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, Fifth Edition, August 2004
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.htm

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
http://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center for BioSecurity
http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org

Chemical Incidents

Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts165.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Chemical Emergencies
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/chemical/

Emergency Medical Services Authority, State of California, Health and Human Services Agency, Recommendations for Hospitals: Chemical Decontamination, Staff Protection, Chemical Decontamination Equipment, Water Run-Off and Containment, Evidence Collection, Updated 9-04, Original: 12-01
http://www.emsa.cahwnet.gov/dms2/recommendation.doc

New York State, Department of Health, Clinical Terrorism: Preparedness and Response Card
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/chemical_terrorism/chemterr.htm

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Preparedness and Response, OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims, January 2005
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/bestpractices/firstreceivers_hospital.html

Explosive Incidents

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Mass Trauma Events: Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/

Greater New York Hospital Association, Blast Injuries/ Explosive Events
http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/general/blast_explosive/

Incidents Affecting Children

American Academy of Pediatrics, Children, Terrorism, and Disasters: Disaster preparedness to meet childrens’ needs. [Homepage of Web site].
Available at: www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, National Center for Disaster Preparedness. “Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism: A National Consensus Conference. Executive Summary 2003”.
Available for download at: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/children/pdf/working/execsumm03.pdf

Emergency Medical Services for Children. “After the Emergency is Over: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Youth.” Updated September 2005.
Available for download at: www.ems-c.org/downloads/pdf/ptstress.pdf

Markenson, D.S. Pediatric Prehospital Care, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.

Romig, L. JumpSTART Pediatric Multiple Casualty Incident Triage: The JumpSTART Algorithm. C2002.
Available at: http://www.jumpstarttriage.com/TheJumpSTARTAlgorithm.html.

Radiological Incidents

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Radiation Emergencies
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Radiological Terrorism, Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians, 2005
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/clinicianpocketguide.pdf

Dept of Homeland Security, Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device Preparedness, Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties, Version 12-09-03
http://www1.va.gov/emshg/docs/Radiological_Medical_Countermeasures_Indexed-Final.pdf/

Medalia, J. Terrorist Dirty Bomb: A Brief Primer, Congressional Research Service Repor for Congress, Updated April 1, 2004
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/crs/RS21528.pdf

Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome: Recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group, Annals of Internal Medicine, June 15, 2004, Volume 140, Issue 12, pages 1037-1051
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/12/1037

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, Military Medical Operations, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, April 2003
http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/2edmmrchandbook.pdf

Merck Manual (online version), Radiation Reaction and Injuries, Sec. 20, Ch 278
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section20/chapter278/278a.jsp