Tag: Emergency Response

SCCM Member Provides Remote Disaster Response to Italy
SCCM Member and disaster management expert Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM, is helping Italy remotely with their COVID-19 response plans. Dr. Baldisseri shares her knowledge about the situation in Italy and talks about what drives her to respond in times of crisis. 

Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Member Stories, Emergency Response, Pandemic

Consensus Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (ASPF), American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), and American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) issue this consensus statement on the concept of placing multiple patients on a single mechanical ventilator.

COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response, Pandemic

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology site provides information related to  infection prevention.

Emergency Response

United States Resource Availability for COVID-19
With the onset of COVID-19, and the strong possibility of large percentages of the U.S. population being admitted to the hospital and intensive care unit (ICU), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has updated its statistics on critical care resources available in the United States.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response

COVID-19 External Resources
A curated list of government agencies, hospitals, professional organizations and other groups providing free resources and educational materials relevant to COVID-19.

COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response

Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement
Natural disasters, industrial accidents , terrorism attacks, and pandemics all have the capacity to result in large numbers of critically ill or injured patients. This supplement provides suggestions for all of those involved in a disaster or pandemic with multiple critically ill patients, including front-line clinicians, hospital administrators, professional societies, and public health or government officials.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Pandemic

COVID-19 ICU Preparedness Checklist
A simple to use, resource with embedded links to related documents, videos and other tools to help you ensure your ICU readiness.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disaster, Disaster Response, Emergency Response, Pandemic

Environmental Health Criteria 213: Carbon Monoxide
World Health Organization (WHO) - Environmental Health Criteria 213: Carbon Monoxide. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that can be poisonous to humans. It is a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels and is also produced by natural processes or by biotransformation of halomethanes within the human body. With external exposure to additional carbon monoxide, subtle effects can begin to occur, and exposure to higher levels can result in death. The health effects of carbon monoxide are largely the result of the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb), which impairs the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

Emergency Response

COVID-19 Relevant Literature
A curated list of published literature relevant to critically ill COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response

Public health issues in disasters
This article outlines a number of important areas in which public health can contribute to making overall disaster management more effective. 

Emergency Response

Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians
Access the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) complimentary online training, Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response, Pandemic

Surge Capacity Principles
Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement. This article provides consensus suggestions for expanding critical care surge capacity and extension of critical care service capabilities in disasters or pandemics.

Emergency Response

Emergency Resources: COVID-19
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) responds to disasters and emergencies by providing resources and updates to the critical care community. SCCM is responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. This site provides complimentary SCCM resources as well as updates vital to critical care professionals.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disaster, Disaster Response, Emergency Response, Pandemic

Tips for Managing and Preventing Stress
Tips for Managing and Preventing Stress: A Guide for Emergency Response and Public Safety Workers is a publication from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides suggestions for organizational and individual stress prevention and management approaches in this guide for emergency response and public safety workers.

Emergency Response

SCCM-ASA Joint Statement to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announce their plans to collaborate to address the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response

Sign Up for COVID-19 Email Updates
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is rapidly developing and deploying resources to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Enter your email to receive updates about this information.

COVID-19, Disaster Response, Emergency Response