January 31, 2008
The AARC has released an addendum to its document, "Guidelines for Acquisition of Ventilators to Meet Demands for
Pandemic Flu and Mass Casualty Incidents." Read more!
Bird Flu had received a fair amount of press over the past year and with good reason. Estimates of
world wide infection and the subsequent impact of death and disease to life as we know it today are
overwhelming. Because of this, preparations for a pandemic flu are happening at all levels of
government and business.
Individuals in each community should be planning and preparing a disaster response kit to have on hand.
A suggested list of items for these kits that would support a home during any disaster (weather,
health, or other crisis) can be found on the internet at the Maine Emergency Management Agency;
http://www.maine.gov/mema/prepare/.
Be sure to read Karen's full article in the August 2006 issue
of the Lobstergram!
Articles:
Concepts of Operations for Triage of Mechanical Ventilation in an Epidemic (PDF)
John L. Hick, MD, Daniel T. O’Laughlin, MD
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2006
Opportunities to Help
Letter to Members of the American Association for Respiratory Care (PDF)
Department of Health & Human Services
Key websites for you to browse and get a better understanding about
Pandemic Flu include:
Learn more about Emergency Preparedness and
Public Health
http://www.mcph.org/events.htm
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