06/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 6/8/2020. This nine-page document provides an overview of the evidence on the available methods for decontaminating respirators or filtering face pieces (FFP), in the event of shortages, used in healthcare settings providing care to possible, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 patients. (PDF)
06/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/7/2020. This 13-page technical note describes medical certification of cause of death and classification (International Classification of Diseases [ICD] mortality coding) of deaths related to COVID-19. The primary goal is to identify all deaths due to COVID-19 in all countries, including those not yet following WHO international norms and standards for medical certificates of cause of death and ICD mortality coding. (PDF)
06/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/4/2020. This 34-page document aims to provide global guidance on poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as a technical complement to polio eradication program continuity, immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic frequently asked questions, and is aligned with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) commitment to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. (PDF)
06/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of Michigan. Published: 6/3/2020. This eight-page guidance is for adult and pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection, who are admitted on an inpatient floor or to the intensive care unit. It was updated on June 3, 2020, to include revised secondary infection information, and revised remdesivir obtainment information. (PDF)
06/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 6/2/2020. The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with pharmacy and retail companies to accelerate COVID-19 testing for more Americans in more communities across the country. This web page provides links for up-to-date information about efforts to provide timely and accessible COVID-19 testing. (Text)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Governors Association (NGA). Published: 6/1/2020. Given the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, states will likely experience additional, simultaneous emergencies concurrent with additional outbreaks of the virus. This nine-page memorandum provides Actions for Governors Looking to Bolster Emergency Preparedness, and An Overview of the Planning Considerations for Simultaneous Emergencies. (PDF)
05/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). Published: 5/22/2020. This 35-page toolkit provides COVID-19 guidance specific to smaller rural care facilities. Smaller rural emergency care facilities, especially those without on-site intensive care departments, may operate differently than metropolitan emergency departments. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 5/2020. This 12-page document provides trauma-informed school strategies in response to COVID-19, and offers information on the physical and emotional well-being of staff, creating a trauma-informed learning environment, identifying and assessing traumatic stress, addressing and treating traumatic stress, trauma education and awareness, partnerships with students and families, cultural responsiveness, emergency management and crisis response, and school discipline policies and practices. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 5/2020. This two-page fact sheet describes how the impact and consequences of COVID-19 increase the risk of involvement of vulnerable children and families in sex or labor trafficking, and offers information on what providers can do. (PDF)
04/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). Published: 4/24/2020. These guidelines are a framework for all Emergency Departments to work from as they plan for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
04/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 4/23/2020. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that the services at a drive-through medical or testing site, such as for COVID-19 testing, are accessible to people with disabilities. This web page lists considerations and strategies to promote accessibility at drive-through medical sites, including those sites where patients may be asked to exit their vehicles. (Text)
04/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Published: 4/23/2020. This five-page document details how the COVID-19 pandemic affects people with disabilities, who face additional barriers due to the way they interact with their surroundings, as well as from a lack of or interruption to health services, support networks, and other critical services. (PDF)
04/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Columbia University. Published: 4/15/2020. This 20-page document, published with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine, provides a ventilator sharing protocol to increase knowledge about potential solutions to address capacity and access to treatment during the COVID-19 crisis. This web page also provides a related video. (Video or Multimedia)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Published: 4/7/2020. This 13-page document from the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers contains suggestions for focused strategies to maximize skill utilization in defined roles to meet the surge demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 4/2020. This 10-page document is a leaflet introducing new volunteers responding to COVID-19 to the Red Cross Red Crescent movement and gives basic information about being a volunteer. (PDF)
03/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Published: 3/29/2020. This two-page document provides a procedure for the most effective and most equitable mechanism of ventilator distribution across hospitals to meet the critical care system’s needs. (PDF)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Published: 3/26/2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, in collaboration with the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), provide this library of ongoing guidance, resources, and information pertaining to handling the COVID patient. (Text)
03/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA). Published: 3/23/2020. The intent of this 51-page publication is to provide clinicians and medical treatment facilities (MTFs) with best practices based on latest evidence to optimize Department of Defense response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
03/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Published: 3/19/2020. This web page provides 16 key considerations for state health departments that are exploring drive-through or mobile testing options for COVID-19. (Text)
03/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). Published: 3/19/2020. This 11-page packet contains procedures developed by or contributed to by health centers who are currently implementing drive-through COVID-19 screening clinic sites. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Mercy Health System. Published: 3/2020. The aim of this 18-page playbook is to guide in establishing a COVID-19 testing center and establishing ongoing operations, to alleviate the burden on emergency departments and clinics. (Text)
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