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With
the rising threat of bio-terrorism and infectious diseases
like SARS, we wanted to provide you with guide to online resources
that you can count on being timely and accurate. So
we did some research on the 'net for you and came up with
this list of top resources (listed solely in alphabetical
order) to help you get the information you need on these important
subjects.
| .911TM
from
Skyscape |
Free
Emergency Responder Resource - This is a free software
download for those of you that have PDAs (Personal Digital
Assistants like Palm Pilot, etc.). The software
works with Palm OS and Windows CE / Pocket PC OS devices.
Published by Outline Med Inc. .911 incorporates its
content from Outlines in Clinical Medicine/Medical Emergencies
(OCM/911), The Medical Letter, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). .911 includes
CDC-SARS alerts, FAQs about SARS and recommended responses.
Other topics include information on bio-terrorist agents
including Anthrax and Smallpox. All updated regularly
with Skyscapes smARTupdated to include all the constantly
changing information on these subjects. Click
here
for more information and to download your free copy. |
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| AHRQ
Bioterroism Planning and Response |
The
Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) maintains
a comprehensive section on their site dealing with a
wide variety of bioterrorism issues. These include
free web-assisted teleconferences, Research Projects,
Tools and Resources, Conferences and Meetings, Evidence
Reports, Research Reports and Agency Press Releases. |
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| APIC
Bioterrorism
Resources |
The
Association for Professionals in Infection Control has
an outstanding resource on bioterrorism. The page
includes information on a large number of biological
agents, epidemiology, identification, treatment, training,
preparedness, scenarios, threat, and vaccinations. |
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| CDC
- Emergency Preparedness and Response |
From
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention this
section provides information about chemical and biological
agents, press releases, training, contacts and other
important information dealing with the public health
aspects of bioterrorism, natural disasters and much
more. At the time of this writing, the page
is divided in to three categories and had the following
information available (use only as an example of what
content might be available when you visit:
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Selected
Emergency Topics |
Featured
Links |
News |
| Hurricanes
Power
Outages
Smallpox
Radiation
Emergencies
Anthrax
Plague
Sarin
Nerve Gas |
Who
To Contact In An Emergency
National
Hurricane Center
Mass
Trauma Related to Catastrophic Events
Continuation
Guidance for Cooperative Agreement
Strategic
National Stockpile
Clinician
Registry for Email Updates
Emergency
Preparedness for Businesses
How
To Make a Temporary Bio-terrorism Shelter. |
West
Nile Virus in the U.S.
Measles
Outbreak in Marshall Islands
CDC
Dedicates New Emergency Ops Ctr.
CDC
Accepts ACIPs' Recommendations
Update
on Smallpox Vaccine Program |
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| Federal
Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) |
Provides
plans, services, hiring, and post-disaster help info
from agency managing preparation, response, and recovery
in the event of natural disasters. This is an
excellent resource for all types of emergency management
with links to other governmental agencies including
the Citizen Corps, Department of Homeland Security,
and much more. You'll also find useful checklists
for emergency preparedness. |
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| FDA
- Counterterrorism |
From
the U.S. FDA is a vast resource on the subject of chemical
and biological information. Sections include:
General Information, Frequently Asked Questions, Public
Health Initiatives / Actions / Preparedness, Biological
Agents, plus advice for consumers, links to other governmental
resources, and information on conference. |
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| NBC
Med |
Information
about biological warfare and on-line courses, medical
references, publications, and other related sites, plus
of course any breaking news that you need to know. |
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| Ready.gov |
From
the Department of Homeland Security, Ready.gov provides
information, checklists, brochures, kit lists, and more
on bioterrorism, chemical threats, explosions, nuclear
blasts and radiation fall out. Also provides links
for citizen volunteers to get involved with community
emergency preparedness programs. |
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About
the Author
Pat
is the founder of Nurse-Recruiter.com. With a
background of more than 20 years clinical nursing experience
and as a Internet nurse-entrepreneur for the past five
years, he has an extensive knowledge of our profession
and how the Internet is a growing and invaluable resource
to our peers. Pat's latest offering is The
NursingBar,
a free downloadable program that helps nurses to maximize
their use of the Internet. The program attaches
itself to your web browser giving you a built in nursing
search engine, direct links to dozens of the most used
nursing websites on the Internet and a PWA (personal
web assistant) that allows you to keep on private or
public online calendar, to-do list, favorite links,
files, contact management, and notes. You can
check out this latest offering by going to www.nursingbar.com. |
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