COVID-19 Crisis in Los Angeles: Why Activating ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ is Crucial for Overwhelmed Hospitals
In Los Angeles County, ambulance crews are being told to conserve oxygen and to not take certain trauma and cardiac ...
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‘Crisis Standards of Care’ During COVID Surge Involve Excruciating Choices for Hospital Staff
As the omicron variant brings a new wave of uncertainty and fear, I can’t help reflecting back to March 2020, ...
AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection
AZ HEROES study finds first responders have higher incidence of COVID-19 infection, supporting need for increased vaccination and mitigation measures ...
U.S. Plans to Expand Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers
The U.S. Department of of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has announced a forecasted ...
Scientists Show Plasma Technology Can Safely Clean Disposable PPE for Reuse
A new study from the University of Southampton has demonstrated a new method to safely clean and reuse facemask respirators ...
COVID’s Crushing Impact on Public Health
Understaffed and underfunded before the pandemic, COVID-19 crisis response has swamped the workforce and crippled other services The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Emerging Infections Sentinel Networks Research Funding for Emergency Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing a funding mechanism to assist emergency departments in their role as ...
Oklahoma National Guard Pandemic Responders Design Challenge Coin
In the midst of conducting missions during a world-wide pandemic, a group of Oklahoma Army and Air National Guardsmen came ...
How to Reduce PPE Facial Pressure Injuries in Frontline Health Care Workers
A new study has found that arming frontline workers with a 'care bundle' of baby wipes, Aquaphor and silicone tape ...
Factors Influencing Health Care Workers’ Willingness to Respond to Duty During Outbreaks and Bioterrorist Event
Health care workers are perhaps the most important asset in an infectious disease emergency, yet these individuals have their own ...
How Health Care Systems Might Better Manage Multiple Natural Disaster, Outbreak Surges
Health care systems could save lives and minimize losses under multiple disasters and waves of COVID-19 by optimizing resource allocation ...
Strengths and Challenges of Responding to Dual Disasters: Pandemics and Hurricanes
A new study of how the 2020 major hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic affected each other as well as disaster ...
Hydroxychloroquine as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Randomized Clinical Trial Shows No Benefit
U of M trial shows hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers University of Minnesota Medical School physician ...
The Mental Health Impact of Pandemics for Front Line Health Care Staff
New research estimates the high prevalence of common mental health disorders in health care workers based in pandemic-affected hospitals, aiming ...
W. Virginia CBRN Response Enterprise Assists with COVID-19 Testing Innovation Roll Out
Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (TF-CRE) are helping ...
Fighting Pandemics with Plasma (The Other Kind)
While researchers conduct clinical trials on use of convalescent blood serum as a therapeutic for COVID-19, there's a very different ...
Talc and Petroleum Jelly Top List of Skin Protectants for Frontline Responders Wearing PPE
For frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) like face visors, googles, and respiratory protective ...
HHS Pushes Out COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Playbook, Distribution Strategy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today released new documents outlining the ...
Smoke From Wildfires Can Worsen COVID-19 Risk, Putting Firefighters in Even More Danger
Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle. Emerging ...
UCLA Study Backs Decontamination of Single-Use N95 Respirators to Mitigate Shortages
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used ...
