Emergency Preparedness for Newborn Screening and Genetic Services

• 2009

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• Kenneth Pass; Jess Thoene; Michael Watson
PMID: 19444127DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/gim.0b013e3181a959c1

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This article discusses the vulnerabilities of patients identified in newborn screening programs during disasters, emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis and medical management. Recent challenges have highlighted the need for continuity in newborn screening programs during emergencies, impacting laboratories, diagnostic providers, and patients. In 2007, the National Coordinating Center sponsored a meeting involving various stakeholders to address emergency preparedness in newborn screening. The meeting addressed contingency plans, genetics in DNA-based kinship identification for mass casualties, and the issues faced by newborn screening programs, provider groups, and patients. It emphasizes developing emergency preparedness to ensure appropriate responses in such situations.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Civil Defense; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Health Services Needs and Demand; Infant, Newborn; Neonatal Screening; Organizational Objectives; Public Health Administration; Rescue Work; Genetic Services; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: New York State Department of Health

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