Managing Hazardous Material Incidents (MHMI)(http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/) The MHMI series is a three volume set (with a video) produced by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) comprised of recommendations for on-scene (prehospital), and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incident.
Public Health Emergency Response Guide For State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors. Version 1(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1237) (472 KB) 2004. 61 pages. The Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors published by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an all-hazards reference tool for health professionals who are responsible for initiating the public health response during the first 24 hours (i.e., the acute phase) of an emergency or disaster.
Draft Standard Guide for Hospital Preparedness and Response(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1328) (358 KB) September 2004. 36 pages. An American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) draft standard offered for concurrent ballot to Committee E54. This draft has been through several ballots to the E54.02 subcommittee where it received significant feedback. All feedback has been incorporated within the current version of the document - it is now ready for main committee review.
Hospital Preparedness Standard Approved - Developed by ASTM International Committee on Homeland Security(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1329) (55 KB) November 2004. 2 pages. PDF. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Committee E54 on Homeland Security has approved its first standard, E 2413, Guide for Hospital Preparedness and Response. The purpose of the guide is to answer questions regarding the minimal levels of preparedness needed for hospitals to deal with a large-scale terrorist attack or other serious emergency. Guide E 2413 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency Preparedness, Training, and Procedures.
Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative. (http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1394) (3.5 MB) August 2004. 129 pages. As traffic volume increases and the highway and interstate system becomes more complex, emergency responders face a growing risk to their personal safety while managing and working at highway incidents. The purpose of this report is to identify practices that have the potential to decrease that risk, as well as to reduce the number of injuries and deaths that occur while responding to and returning from incidents.
Redefining Readiness: Terrorism Planning Through
the Eyes of the Public(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1395) (713 KB) September 2004. 84 pages. The Redefining Readiness Study is the first opportunity the American people have had to describe how they would react to protective instructions in two terrorist attacks: a smallpox outbreak and the explosion of a dirty bomb.
Zebra Watch: Your vision for the Unusual can Help Your hospitals Stay Functional. (http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_g et_blob.cfm?ID=1397) (172 KB) July 2004. 4 pages. A document that advises that frontline first responders are trained to recognize the unusual (as opposed to the common practice that most symptoms are caused by common problems).