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9-1-1 Flu Resources

Posted: Thu, 04/30/2009 - 9:43am

 

CDC has issued Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection.

Several other valuable resources are available offering guidance in the current outbreak of H1N1 flu.

Specifically helpful to the 9-1-1 community is Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). Published in early 2007 and developed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Transportation, this 9-1-1 specific guidance document’s creation included very active involvement of a number of NENA representatives and other 9-1-1 and EMS experts.
 
Also, various federal departments, agencies and partners are working together to provide additional guidance to EMS, First Responder and 9-1-1 communities.

Additional resources

Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol -

Changes/Updates for Pandemic Flu - NENA has contacted providers of EMD systems and will post links to updates as they are received:

  • NAED ProQA - Protocol 36
    May be used by non-NAED agencies under a special limited use license
  • PowerPhone - Sick Person (H1N1) Protocol

    For non-PowerPhone agencies, hard copy of protocol provided from Total Response® Computer Aided Call Handling System (CACH)