Considerations for Optimizing the Supply of Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs): For Healthcare Practitioners (HCP)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/19/2020. This web page describes considerations for the use of powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide respiratory protection to healthcare practitioners (HCP) as a component of a formally developed and implemented written respiratory protection program. It addresses conventional, contingency, and crisis surge PAPR use and maintenance practices. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
Source: Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 4/19/2020. This three-page memorandum summarizes new requirements that will be put in place soon to ensure appropriate tracking, response, and mitigation of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services is reinforcing an existing requirement that nursing homes must report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to state and local health departments. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I
Source: Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 4/19/2020. For health care that cannot be accomplished virtually, the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services recommendations in this three-page document —the first in a series of recommendations — may guide healthcare systems and facilities as they consider resuming in-person care of non-COVID-19 patients in regions with low incidence of COVID-19 disease. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in Patients with COVID-19
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/19/2020. This review assesses the effects of prior and current use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with acute viral respiratory infections, such as COVID-19, on acute severe adverse events (including mortality, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute organ failure, and opportunistic infections), on acute health care utilization (including hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, supplemental oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation), as well as on quality of life and long-term survival. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Gu...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Investigating and Responding to COVID-19 Cases at Homeless Service Provider Sites: Considerations for State and Local Health Departments
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/18/2020. To help prepare homeless service providers to prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, providers should review Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance specific to homeless service providers and people experiencing homelessness. These considerations are for public health response to cases at homeless service provider sites, which is not outlined in the other guidance documents. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit – OSANG Healthcare
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/18/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 19, 2020. The GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit is authorized for use on respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Emergency Use Authorization: Face Masks
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/18/2020. This six-page document details how the emergency use of face masks by the general public and healthcare workers, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, as personal protective equipment to help prevent spread of the virus during the COVID-19 pandemic meets the criteria for issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

IASC System-Wide Scale-Up Protocols Adapted to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 4/17/2020. This five-page document outlines the "light" and "adapted" scale-up protocols to be activated for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee response to the COVID-19 emergency. It describes the collective approach and principles of action to guide the system-wide response. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Mini Modules to Relieve Stress For Healthcare Workers Responding to COVID-19: Stress Management Exercise
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 4/17/2020. This nine-minute video from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides several quick stress management exercises for healthcare workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

COVID-19 Alternate Care Strategies
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Medical Reserve Corps [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (MRC (ASPR)). Published: 4/17/2020. In this eight-minute presentation, Dr. Denis FitzGerald of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response discusses the key characteristics of an alternate care site (ACS), the relationship between an ACS and a federal medical station (FMS), the ACS Toolkit, and ACS strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series: Healthcare Workers and Masks
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 4/17/2020. Presenters in this one-hour, two-minute webinar discuss the what, how, and why of masks for healthcare workers caring for patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Strengthening Hospital Capacity for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report 15
Source: Imperial College London. Published: 4/17/2020. This 40-page report presents the J-IDEA pandemic planner, a hospital planning tool to calculate how much capacity in terms of beds, staff, and ventilators is obtained by implementing healthcare provision interventions affecting the management of patient care in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows how to assess baseline capacity, and then calculate how much capacity is gained by various healthcare interventions using impact estimates that are generated as part of this study. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for Governors
Source: Center for Health Security [Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health]. Published: 4/17/2020. This 24-page document provides an assessment of the risk of COVID-19 mission in a variety of organizations and settings that have been closed during the period in which physical distancing and mitigation measures have been put in place. It outlines steps to reduce potential transmission during the reopening of these organizations and settings, building on the proposed phased approach from the National Coronavirus Response: A Road Map to Reopening. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

What Firefighters and EMS Providers Need to Know About COVID-19
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/17/2020. This web page provides information about how firefighters and EMS providers can protect themselves from COVID-19 when providing medical treatment and transport of ill patients, and what steps employers of firefighter and EMS personnel should take. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Fosun COVID-19 RT-PCR Detection Kit - Fosun Pharma USA Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/17/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Fosun COVID-19 RT-PCR Detection Kit, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 17, 2020. The Fosun COVID-19 RT-PCR Detection Kit is authorized for use on respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news