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SCCM assists the critical care community during disasters and emergencies by providing resources and updates.
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) monitors current events and regularly activates its crisis response plan. The plan includes releasing complimentary education and resources to help clinicians treat critically ill and injured patients, respond to patient surges, and implement resource allocation strategies. Materials are specific to the emergency at hand, including hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and other man-made and natural disasters.
SCCM is urging all hospitals and institutions to assess protocols related to fluid management to prepare for expected shortages. A North Carolina facility manufacturing IV solutions for Baxter International was flooded by rains from Hurricane Helene, damaging supplies, raw materials, and local infrastructure required to access the facility. As a result, production has stopped until the situation is resolved. Baxter is working to assess the plant and determine what will be needed to bring it back into service.
SCCM has reached out to those affected by the recent crisis in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. Free resources are available to help critical care practitioners care for patients during a crisis.
Free Resources Call for Volunteers on behalf of the Ministry of Health of Israel Call for Volunteers on behalf of the Palestinian Ministry of Health
SCCM provided medical equipment, supplies, and critical care educational resources to those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Find links to free education, including book chapters and online modules, and learn how you can support these efforts.
SCCM has developed resources for various high-consequence pathogens.
SCCM is carrying out humanitarian initiatives to substantially improve the healthcare infrastructure in some of the most underserved areas in the world.