American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Medical Liability; Task Force on Terrorism. Policy Statement: The pediatrician and disaster preparedness. Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):560-5. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/117/2/560

Anthrax vaccine immunization program

Association for Professionals in Infection Control

CDC Medical Management Guidelines for Chemical Agents

Definitive care for the critically ill during a disaster: a framework for allocation of scarce resources in mass critical care: from a Task Force for Mass Critical Care summit meeting, January 26-27, 2007, Chicago, IL. Devereaux AV, Dichter JR, Christian MD, Dubler NN, Sandrock CE, Hick JL, Powell T, Geiling JA, Amundson DE, Baudendistel TE, Braner DA, Klein MA, Berkowitz KA, Curtis JR, Rubinson L; Task Force for Mass Critical Care. Published in Chest. 2008 May;133(5 Suppl):51S-66S.

Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders or pdf version

Medical management of toxicological mass casualty events. Markel G, Krivoy A, Rotman E, Schein O, Shrot S, Brosh-Nissimov T, Dushnitsky T, Eisenkraft A. Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Nov;10(11):761-6. http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/dynamic/web/ArtFromPubmed.asp?year=2008&month=11&page=761

Medical management of the acute radiation syndrome: recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group. Waselenko JK, MacVittie TJ, Blakely WF, Pesik N, Wiley AL, Dickerson WE, Tsu H, Confer DL, Coleman CN, Seed T, Lowry P, Armitage JO, Dainiak N; Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jun 15;140(12):1037-51

Medical Surge Capacity and Capability Handbook from US Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Principles of Law and Ethics to Guide Allocation Decisions Involving Scarce Resources During Public Health Emergencies

Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies (also available as pdf document)

Pediatric terrorism preparedness national guidelines and recommendations: findings of an evidenced-based consensus process.Markenson D, Redlener I. Biosecur Bioterror. 2004;2(4):301-19.

Psychosocial Response to Mass Casualty Terrorism: Guidelines for Physicians. Fetter JC. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2005;7(2):49-52.

Technical Guidelines from Pan American Health Organization (Regional office of WHO) Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance

Including: Guide to Sanitation in Shelters and Camps

WHO

Technical guidelines for health action in crises
(Also see Tools Includes Manual and Handbook, Bibliography, Checklist, Technical Disaster Info links)
Communicable Diseases Following Natural Disasters - Risk Assessment and Priority Interventions (2006; 19 pages) or pdf

Water Sanitation and Health - Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide. Wisner, B & Adams, J eds.
Download individual chapters

“The WHO Guide to sanitation in natural disasters (Assar, 1971) summarized the essential aspects of environmental health management in disasters. These included the provision of emergency water and sanitation services; the burial or cremation of the dead; vector and pest control; food hygiene; and the assessment of the danger of epidemics following emergencies and disasters, etc. Thirty years later these aspects remain essential, though the needs, challenges and opportunities are greater. The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their accustomed infrastructure and systems for environmental health (e.g. shelter, water supply, sanitation, vector control etc.) and to recover rapidly.”

Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons of pdf version

Reproductive care resources
“Sexual and reproductive health care should be available in emergency situations and be based on the needs and expressed demands of refugees, particularly women, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the refugees while also conforming with universally recognised international human rights.”
Reproductive health during conflict and displacement. Available for download in pdf format

The Sphere Project

Download handbook

“The Sphere Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Sphere is based on two core beliefs: first, that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and second, that those affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity and therefore a right to assistance. Sphere is three things: a handbook, a broad process of collaboration and an expression of commitment to quality and accountability. The project has developed several tools, the key one being the handbook.”

At National Guideline Clearinghouse Guidelines and/or summaries can be viewed/downloaded as html, pdf, MSWord, XML, Palm.

The pediatrician and disaster preparedness. American Academy of Pediatrics - Medical Specialty Society. 2000 Dec (revised 2006 Feb). 6 pages. Reference: American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Medical Liability, Task Force on Terrorism. The pediatrician and disaster preparedness. Pediatrics 2006 Feb;117(2):560-5.
or pdf version

Post-traumatic stress disorder. The management of PTSD in adults and children in primary and secondary care. Reference: National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health. Post-traumatic stress disorder: the management of PTSD in adults and children in primary and secondary care. London (UK): National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE); 2005. 167 p.
or pdf version

Responding to detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by autonomous detection systems in the workplace. Reference: Meehan PJ, Rosenstein NE, Gillen M, Meyer RF, Kiefer MJ, Deitchman S, Besser RE, Ehrenberg RL, Edwards KM, Martinez KF. Responding to detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by autonomous detection systems in the workplace. MMWR Recomm Rep 2004 Jun 4;53(RR-7):1-12
Text or pdf version

Radiation disasters and children. Reference: Radiation disasters and children. Pediatrics 2003 Jun;111(6 Pt 1):1455-66
or pdf version

Recommendations for using smallpox vaccine in a pre-event smallpox vaccination program. Supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Reference: Wharton M, Strikas RA, Harpaz R, Rotz LD, Schwartz B, Casey CG, Pearson ML, Anderson LJ. Recommendations for using smallpox vaccine in a pre-event vaccination program. Supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR Recomm Rep 2003 Apr 4;52(RR-7):1-16.
or pdf version

Also see

Supplemental recommendations on adverse events following smallpox vaccine in the pre-event vaccination program: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Federal Government Agency [U.S.]. 2003 Apr 4.”

And

Smallpox vaccination and adverse reactions. Guidance for clinicians. Reference: Cono J, Casey CG, Bell DM. Smallpox vaccination and adverse reactions. Guidance for clinicians. MMWR Recomm Rep 2003 Feb 21;52(RR-4):1-28.

PTSD Guidelines
VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of post-traumatic stress. Reference: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Defense. VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of post-traumatic stress. Version 1.0. Washington (DC): Veterans Health Administration, Department of Defense; 2004 Jan. or pdf version

Also see

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. American Psychiatric Association. Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Arlington (VA): American Psychiatric Association; 2004 Nov. 57 p.
or pdf version

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement C: preparedness and response in healthcare facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Federal Government Agency [U.S.]. 2003 Nov 3 (revised 2004 Jan 8). or pdf version