What preparedness resources are available to assist hospitals?
HHS offers a variety of information, planning tools, guidelines, and other resources regarding hospital and health care facility preparedness: • Preparedness for Healthcare Facilities (CDC) Provides a Bioterrorism Readiness Plan template, OSHA best practices guidelines, and statistics on trained responders. • Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity (CDC) Resource information for planning triage severity. • Bioterrorism & Health System Preparedness Surge Capacity Issue Briefs: • Optimizing Surge Capacity: Regional Efforts in Bioterrorism Readiness (AHRQ) • Surge Capacity—Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce (AHRQ) • Decontamination of Children, Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments (AHRQ) A 27-minute video that demonstrates for emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous chemicals, including those from a bioterrorist attack. • Research on Preparedness •
