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EMS Pandemic
Influenza Guidelines for Statewide Adoption
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
— The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Emergency
Medical Services (OEMS) is pleased to announce that
EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines for
Statewide Adoption and
Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development
for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
have been posted on the NHTSA website.
We appreciate the efforts of the EMS and 9-1-1 communities in
helping to develop these documents. Your dedication and
persistence ensured the development of comprehensive and useful
documents.
Below
are links to the final versions of the two documents:
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EMS
Pandemic Flu Guidelines for Statewide Adoption
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/PandemicInfluenzaGuidelines/
·
Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol
Development for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points
(PSAPs)
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/PandemicInfluenza/
There
is also a link to the documents at
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/federal/
These documents have been submitted for printing and for the
preparation of CD-ROMs. Once completed, the National Association
of State EMS Officials will distribute the documents more widely.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me (202-366-9966)
or Gam Wijetunge (202-493-2793).
Sincerely,
Drew Dawson, Director
Office of Emergency Medical Services
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 7th Street, SW
(NTI-140)
Washington, D.C. 20590
Drew.dawson@dot.gov
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