Region V for Kids Resource Collection
Region V for Kids (RV4K) strengthens pediatric disaster preparedness by providing training, tools, and subject matter expertise to healthcare professionals, hospitals, and community partners. This page includes a searchable index of all RV4K resources.
Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Small and Rural Hospitals
2019
· ASPR TRACIE
This presentation explains how small and rural hospitals can use Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems (HICS) to handle emergencies. It describes the importance of having a …
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Emergency Responder Self-Care Plan: Behavioral Health PPE for UC Detailees
2024
· ASPR TRACIE
This plan focuses on helping emergency workers take care of their mental health. It describes how responders can use behavioral health personal protective equipment (PPE) …
Healthcare Coalition Radiation Emergency Surge Annex Template
2022
· ASPR TRACIE,
· Indiana Department of Health
The Healthcare Coalition Radiation Emergency Surge Annex Template helps healthcare groups plan for radiation emergencies. It describes how to manage many patients exposed to radiation, …
Pediatric Issues in Disasters
2018
· ASPR TRACIE
The document is supporting material for a webinar that describes how disasters affect children and provides important resources to help keep them safe during emergencies. …
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams in Action: The Role of DMORT in Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Beyond Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) were crea
2022
· ASPR TRACIE
This interview discusses how Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) help identify and return the remains of people who die in disasters, like hurricanes or …
Topic Collection: Crisis Standards of Care
This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) offers resources for crisis standards of care. It describes how healthcare providers can …
Crisis in Mississippi: The Emergency Management and Hospital Response to the City of Jackson’s Water Outage
This report describes how Jackson, Mississippi faced a major water crisis in 2022 when flooding and equipment failures left the city without safe running water …
2022 Jackson Water Crisis
This summary describes the 2022 Jackson Water Crisis, when flooding made Jackson’s water system nearly fail. St. Dominic’s Hospital was ready because of past planning, …
Going with No Flow: Coping with Hospital Water Supply Issues
2018
· ASPR TRACIE
This interview describes how MedStar Washington Hospital Center dealt with a sudden water outage and boil water advisory in July 2018. Staff quickly stopped surgeries, …
ASPR TRACIE Technical Assistance Report: Water Disruption
2025
· ASPR TRACIE
Curated list of resources describes how hospitals can prepare for water supply disruptions by making emergency water plans, working with local utilities and public health …