Strategic National Stockpile: Overview and Ventilator Assets

• 2008

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• Eileen Malatino
PMID: 18173863

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The article discusses the importance of the Strategic National Stockpile in providing critical medical assets during national emergencies. It highlights the inclusion of portable ventilators in the stockpile-managed inventory, along with other medications, vaccines, and equipment. The article explains the process for requesting federal assistance for these assets and provides an overview of the stockpile's purpose and contents. It emphasizes the role these resources play in saving lives during public health emergencies like terrorist attacks. Overall, the article serves as a guide to understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and its significance in emergency response efforts.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Violence

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Equipment and Supplies; Respiration, Artificial; United States; United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; Ventilators, Mechanical; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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