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Emergency preparedness /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,
©2009
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; WHAT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE FOUND; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO STATES'PREPAREDNESS FOR MEDICAL SURGE; KEY COMPONENTS OF MEDICAL SURGEIN A MASS CASUALTY EVENT; Altered Standards of Care; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASPROVIDED STATES WITH FUNDING, GUIDANCE, AND OTHER ASSISTANCETO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL SURGE; FUNDING TO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL SURGE; GUIDANCE TO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL SURGE; OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO PREPAREFOR MEDICAL SURGE.
- MANY STATES HAVE MADE EFFORTS TOINCREASE HOSPITAL CAPACITY, PLAN FORALTERNATE CARE SITES, AND DEVELOPELECTRONIC MEDICAL VOLUNTEERREGISTRIES, BUT FEWER HAVE PLANNED FORALTERED STANDARDS OF CAREALL STATES WERE MAKING EFFORTSTO EXPAND HOSPITAL CAPACITY; EIGHTEEN STATES WERE SELECTINGALTERNATE CARE SITES; FIFTEEN STATES HAD BEGUN REGISTERING VOLUNTEERSIN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL VOLUNTEER REGISTRIES; SEVEN OF THE 20 STATES WERE PLANNINGFOR ALTERED STANDARDS OF MEDICAL CARE; STATES REPORTED CONCERNS RELATED TOALL FOUR KEY COMPONENTS WHENPREPARING FOR MEDICAL SURGE; HOSPITAL CAPACITY CONCERNS.
- ALTERNATE CARE SITE CONCERNSELECTRONIC MEDICAL VOLUNTEERREGISTRY CONCERNS; ALTERED STANDARDS OF CARE CONCERNS; OTHER PROGRAMMATIC AND REGULATORY CONCERNS; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; LIST OF REQUESTERS; APPENDIX I:FIFTEEN HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM2006 SENTINEL INDICATORS; APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX III: HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESSPROGRAM FUNDING AND MEDICAL SURGEGUIDANCE AND CONFERENCES; APPENDIX IV: DATA FOR THE FIVE SURGERELATEDSENTINEL INDICATORS FORHOSPITAL CAPACITY FROM THE HOSPITALPREPAREDNESS PROGRAM.
- APPENDIX V: COMMENTSFROM THE DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAPPENDIX VI: COMMENTS FROM THEDEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; APPENDIX VII: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; APPENDIX VIII: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; ENDNOTES; INDEX.