Southern Alleghenies EMS Council continues to maintain a listing of informative and educational web resources to assist ambulance services and EMS practitioners with preparation and response to potential bio-terror and conventional terror events.

This site will be updated in response to incidents and as new information becomes available.  Check back frequently.

QUICK LINKS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

RICIN

NEW! Ricin - Excerpt from the USAMRIID "Blue Book", (PDF)
-Includes signs & symptoms, treatment and personal protection

NEW! CDC Ricin Information Page
-Excellent in-depth resource

NEW! Health Alert #68  
-Pennsylvania Department of Health - Ricin Information

SMALLPOX

Smallpox Vaccination Plan: Stage 2 Information for EMS

International Association of Fire Chiefs Smallpox Resources, January 17, 2003

International Association of Fire Fighters Smallpox Guidance, December 23, 2002

CDC - Smallpox Home Page / Includes link to Smallpox Response Plan, Updated Periodically

ANTHRAX

Medline Plus: Interactive Anthrax Training

FBI: Profile of Anthrax Letter Suspect(s), November 9, 2001

MMWR: Information About Anthrax and Bioterrorism, November 2, 2001

CDC Advisory: Updated Information About How to Recognize and Handle a Suspicious Package or Envelope, Oct. 31, 2001

TERRORISM AND PREPAREDNESS

NEW! Emergency Response To Terrorism Job Aid
-Link to the USFA download page

NEW! USAMRIID Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook - "Blue Book"
-Link to the USAMRIID web site, includes PDF, DOC and Palm OS versions

GOV. SCHWEIKER HIGHLIGHTS STATE, LOCAL HEALTH RESPONSE EFFORTS AT EMERGENCY AND BIO-TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS CONFERENCE, February 1, 2002

Pennsylvania Anti-Terror Security Report

Pennsylvania Homeland Security Website, Updated Periodically

Pennsylvania Department of Health Emergency Preparedness / Bio-Terror Website,  Updated Periodically

CDC - Public Health Training Network: Distance Learning - Series of Webcasts dealing with terrorism and public health threats, Various Dates (Real Player Required to view webcast.)
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PEMA: First Responder's Guide to Terrorism Incidents, November 9, 2001

SAEMS Advisory: Response to Potential Bioterrorism or Chemical Terrorism,
October 31, 2001 (Adobe Acrobat)

CDC Advisory: Interim Recommendations for Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents, Oct. 25, 2001

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