PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Strategic National Stockpile, Incident Command System, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
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29- emergency preparedness (chapter 30 in the 4th edition) Failure to protect rescues and cleanup workers from environmental hazards. Importance of advance planning involving all agencies. Put one person in charge of the scene. Strategic national stockpile of medical supplies, antibiotics, vaccines, antidotes for chemical agents. Examples are small pox, anthrax, plague, botulinum toxin, tularemia bacteria, and. Same as preparedness for natural epidemics challenge to recognize an attack is occurring (public health surveillance is important) need for laboratory capability need for public health laws enabling authorities to take action. Problem of whether uninsured will seek care need for coordination between public health and law enforcement. Emergency room visits, calls to 911 and poison control centers, pharmacy records, and veterinary disease. Highly contagious, no immunity in population dark winter exercise (public health is a major national security issue). An attack could cause massive civilian casualties, breakdown in essential institutions, civil disorder, etc.
