Hurricane Information for Health Care Professionals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a web page which provides health care professionals with quick links to pertinent information to assist them inproviding care to their patients during the preparation, response and recovery phases of a hurricane. This page includes links to information such as:
- Immunizations After a Disaster
- Mold After a Disaster
- Medical Records
- Medical Management and Patient Advisement
- Infection Control
- Surveillance
- Drug and Medical Device Safety
- Reopening Healthcare Facilities
- Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs)
- Dialysis Care
- Health Information for Disaster Relief Volunteers
- Handling of Human Remains
This page also includes links to information on trauma and disaster mental health resources after a disaster.
To view this critical information go to: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/hcp.asp
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