Hospital Surge Model Version 1.2

Description

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The AHRQ Hospital Surge Model estimates the resources needed in your hospital(s) to treat casualties resulting from specific biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological scenarios. For the selected scenario, the model estimates the number of casualties and the required hospital resources to treat the casualties.

This Description provides a complete discussion of the Hospital Surge Model and its assumptions that generate the estimates of casualties and resource needs.

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Contents

Report Summary
Model and Web Site Overview
Chapter 1. Anthrax
Chapter 2. Smallpox
Chapter 3. Pandemic Flu
Chapter 4. Chlorine
Chapter 5. Mustard
Chapter 6. Sarin
Chapter 7. 1 KT and 10 KT Nuclear Device
Chapter 8. Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
Chapter 9. Radiological Point Source
Appendixes

Funding and leadership to support "Hospital Surge Model" was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response through an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) contract to Abt Associates Inc. (Contract No. 290-20-0600-011I, Task Order 1).

The opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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AHRQ Publication No. 07-0084-1-EF
Current as of July 2008

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Internet Citation:

Rich T, Casagrande R, Hupert N, Callahan M. Hospital Surge Model Version 1.2: Description. Prepared by Abt Associates Inc. under Contract No. 290-20-0600-011I. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0084-1-EF, July 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/hospsurgemodel/description/

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