The IDPH Office of Preparedness and Response provides emergency response planning, training, exercise, emergency response and evaluation services to all IDPH programs, local public health departments, and the healthcare system. In support of this, OPR provides many services such as: Show
State of Illinois Emergency Medical Countermeasures Program (EMCM)Also known as the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), the purpose of the EMCM Program is to deliver critical medical assets to the site of a national emergency. The SNS assets are available from the federal government to save lives, prevent disease, and facilitate basic health care service when there is a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or an industrial accident. The SNS contains drugs, antidotes, and medical/surgical supplies designed to enhance response to weaponized biological agents such as anthrax, plague, and tularemia. The SNS is built on the assumption that a natural or terrorism related biological event has the potential to rapidly strain, if not deplete, local supplies of medical materiel. The Program’s primary mission is to deliver medical materiel to a safe site proximal to the affected area and formally transfer custody of the assets from the federal to state government officials. Additional assets include Federal Medical Stations (FMS), antivirals, vaccines, equipment and other medical supplies.
The Illinois Pharmaceutical Stockpile (IPS)IPS is a state sponsored cache of medical materiel pre-positioned and field deployed to aid state/local emergency response. The IPS currently contains drugs and antidotes designed to enhance response to weaponized preparations of nerve agents (organophosphates), industrial chemicals, radiological ionizing radiation and other biological agents such as anthrax, plague, and tularemia. The IPS is built to supplement the SNS, ensure state and local responders are provided the initial pharmaceutical medications, and provide drug and antidotes for non-SNS events. CHEMPACK ProgramThe toxic effects of nerve agents require immediate pharmaceutical intervention. Traditional stockpiling and delivery would take too long because these antidotes need to be administered quickly. IDPH’s CHEMPACK Preparedness and Response Plan provides guidance to State and local authorities for the storage, maintenance, and utilization of chemical/nerve agent antidotes during a chemical agent event when local resources have been depleted. Illinois’ CHEMPACK caches are stored in geographically dispersed hospitals. More than 90% of the U.S. population is within one hour of a CHEMPACK location, and if hospitals or first responders need them, they can be accessed quickly. The delivery time ranges from within a few minutes to less than 2 hours.
Image source: /content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/pictures/chempack-map-feb-19-2015.jpg Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents FactsheetsIllinois Public Health Mutual Aid System (IPHMAS)Since its creation in 2004, IPHMAS has allowed a local health department in Illinois to formally request assistance from another local health department during a public health response for which they may lack sufficient resources. IDPH provides administrative and coordination support through its secure SIREN notification and alerting system. However, the nationally-recognized public health mutual aid system is solely governed by the Executive Board of IPHMAS composed of representatives elected by IPHMAS members that have signed the standard IPHMAS mutual aid agreement. ResourcesLaws & RulesPublicationsPediatric Dosing BrochuresFor which role would the Disaster Medical Assistance Team Dmat be responsible when deployed to a disaster area quizlet?The DMAT is a team of civilian, medical, and paraprofessionals who are deployed to a disaster area. They provide relief services ranging from primary healthcare and triage to evacuation and staffing to assist healthcare facilities in a massive disaster.
Which statement describes the purpose of a Community Emergency Response Team quizlet?The community emergency response teams (CERTs) can organize untrained volunteers to assist until professional services arrive at the disaster site. CERTs act as an extension of first responder service to victims at the disaster site but do not provide first responder service.
Which is the facility level organizational model for disaster management quizlet?The facility-level organizational model for disaster management is the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), which is a part of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) implemented by the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to standardize disaster operations.
Which nursing behavior is essential when working with leadership?Collaborative and Team Building Skills
The focus for nurse leaders needs to be on collaboration, becoming great role models and creating a sense of community through mentoring, clear communication and conflict management.
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