- Surge
Capacity - includes planning
and the provision of equipment to improve
the County’s
ability to
respond to a
large surge in ill or injured patients, resulting
from a bioterrorism incident or a public
health
emergency.
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- Pharmaceutical
Caches -
includes the provision of prophylactic medicines
to first responders and
medical personnel
who will be responding to a bioterrorism incident
or public health emergency.
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- Personal
Protective Equipment -
includes the provision of personal protective
equipment to first responders
and medical
personnel who will be responding to a bioterrorism
incident or public health emergency.
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- Decontamination
Equipment -
includes the provision of decontamination
equipment to hospitals
and EMS for the purpose
of decontaminating individuals exposed to
a biological, chemical, or radiological agent.
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Trauma and Burn
Care - includes the provision
of equipment to hospitals and EMS to improve
their ability
to respond to trauma and burn
patients.
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- Communications
and Information Technology -
includes the development of redundant communication
systems
that allow the dissemination of critical
information between local health care systems,
first responders,
and emergency management
personnel.
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- Education
and Preparedness Training -
includes the provision of training to health
professionals
on how to respond to a bioterrorism
incident or public health emergency.
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- Terrorism
Preparedness Exercises -
includes the development and execution of
drills
that tests the County’s preparedness
plans and the health care systems’ ability
to respond
to a bioterrorism incident or public
health emergency.
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