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.
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 …
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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 …
Hospital Readiness and Response: An Online Guidebook (Pilot)
2025
· ASPR TRACIE
This Online Guidebook is about hospital readiness and response for emergencies. It describes how hospitals can prepare for various incidents like chemical hazards, mass casualties, …
Crisis Standards of Care
2025
· ASPR TRACIE
This topic collection describes a plan for managing healthcare during emergencies when resources are limited. It outlines guidelines for hospitals to follow in crisis situations, …
Hospital Wildfire Evacuation Considerations
This document is about how hospitals can prepare for wildfires. It describes steps to keep patients and staff safe, like making evacuation plans, keeping air …
The Safety Planning Assistant: A WebBased Tool to Support Suicide Safety Planning Among Adolescents
2021
· ASPR TRACIE
These slides and lecture cover the Safety Planning Assistant, a web-based tool designed to help teenagers create safety plans to prevent suicide. It describes how …