Background The early conversations on social media by emergency physicians offer a
window into the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective This retrospective …

Background Faced with possible shortages due to COVID-19, many states updated or
rapidly developed crisis standards of care (CSCs) and other pandemic preparedness plans …

A disaster is an event that overwhelms community resources to meet the needs of the
impacted populations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) further defines …

The Journal of Nursing Regulation provides a worldwide forum for sharing research,
evidence-based practice, and innovative strategies and solutions related to nursing …

State governments and hospital facilities are often unprepared to handle a complex medical
crisis, despite a moral and ethical obligation to be prepared for disaster. The 2019 novel …

Background In response to COVID-19, many states revised, developed, or attempted to
develop plans to allocate scarce critical care resources in the event that crisis standards of …

Despite its long and consequential relationship with humanity, the highly infectious and
lethal variola virus, or smallpox, has been eradicated since 1977 thanks to unprecedented …

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused considerable attention on crisis standards of care
(CSCs). Most public CSCs at present are effective tools for allocating scarce but not …

The Journal of Nursing Regulation provides a worldwide forum for sharing research,
evidence-based practice, and innovative strategies and solutions related to nursing …

Essential Tools for Preparedness and Page 108 CHAPTER 5 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLANS Essential Tools for Preparedness and Response Glen P. Mays KEY TERMS CDC’s …