Resources

National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC): 

• Los Angeles Special Pathogens Education & Training Center (LA SPETC)

• National Emerging Special Pathogens Training & Education Center (NETEC) 

• National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) System of Care Overview

• NETEC Resource Library

• NSPS Description Summary Flyer

• NSPS Webpage

Medical and Health Operational Area Coordination: 

• 911 EMS Provider Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Patient Assessment and Transportation Guidelines

• Emerging Infectious Disease Healthcare System Annex (ConOps) 

• LAX Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Patient Assessment and Transportation Guidelines

• MAC & CDO Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) Transportation Guidelines

• Region 1; Regional Emerging infectious Disease Transportation ConOps

Emerging Infectious Disease Frontline Facility Training PowerPoint slide Deck:

• Disease That May Warrant a Biocontainment Unit 

• LA County Response and Hospital Incident Command

• Planning Considerations: Identify, Isolate, & Inform

• Category A Waste and Terminal Decontamination

• PPE and Infection control Principles

Emerging Infectious Disease Training for EOA Providers:

• Donning and Doffing EOA Providers

• Highly Infectious disease training Version 3

• Regional High Risk Ambulance Project

CDC Isolation Precautions Guidelines:

• Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health-Information:

• 2024 LA County Public Health Reportable Diseases and Conditions

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health-Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC)

• Active Shooter – Using your abilities to survive (AFN)-LA City

• ASAP 18 Rapid Shelter Set-Up

• Crisis Command ( Incident Command Video game tutorial)

• Decon Setup

• Family Reunification Module- ReddiNet (Registration)

• ILC Dover Sentinel XL Product Orientation (3 min)

• LTV-1200 Instructional Video

• PAPR Instructions

• PAPR Orientation

• RISC 2.0 ASPR HVA Tool Overview Video by Erika Cheung, MSN, RN

• Mass-Casualty Decontamination for Hospitals:

  • • Video Decon Training Simulation-1

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-2 

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-3

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-4

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-5

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-6

• MCI Triage for Physicians:

• • • Part I

    • Part II

    • Part III

• Stop the Bleed

• Tranquil Terminus Exercise- Los Angeles 

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosives (CBRNE) Medical Management- Clinical Personnel
  –Registration

• Homicide Bombings: EMS and Hospital Preparation for the Effects of an Explosive Blast

• Healthcare Disaster Management Training (HDMT)
  –Registration (virtual)

–Registration (In-person)

• Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Training
  –Registration

• Mass Casualty Decontamination-Hospital Course
  –Registration

• Medical Management of Biological Casualties for Physicians
  
  

• Medical Management of Chemical Casualties for Physicians
  
  

• Medical Management of Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Casualties
  for Physicians
  
  

• Surge World-Triage Training Tool

Presentations:

• Family Assistance Center Planning Guide Overview 

• Triage Tag Training

• Tourniquet Training

Disaster Mental Health:

• Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency

• Preparing Los Angeles County DMH Staff to respond to Hospitals and Clinics Following Large Scale Disaster

• Training Hospital and Clinic Facility Staff to address the Psychological Consequences of Large Scale Emergencies

MCI Triage for Physicians:

• Mass Fatality Guide Presentation

• Flash Report Form

• DHV Hospital Assignment Pre-Deployment Screening

• Kaiser Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool

• Kaiser Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool Instruction Sheet

• Medical and Health Situation Report (SitRep) Form

• Notification of Personnel Change Form (621.2)

• Resource Request Medical and Health 

• 2023 MRSE After-Action Report Improvement Plan

• 2023 FRC After-Action Report Improvement Plan

• 2022 Family Reunification Center Exercise 

• 2022 Los Angeles County Burn Resource Manual Review / Western Region Burn Disaster Consortium Creek Fire Tabletop Exercise 

• 2020-2021 Los Angeles County EMS Agency COVID-19 Response

• 2019 Coalition Surge Exercise 

• 2018 Tranquil Terminus 

• 2017 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise

If you would like information about any of the following programs, please click on the program and an email will be generated to the program manager.

Programs and Projects:

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Program

• Audits- HPP Grant

• CBRN Medical Management

• CHEMPACK Program

• Community Clinic Program

• Decontamination Trailers

• Dialysis Center Program

• Disaster Healthcare Volunteer-LA County Surge Unit 

• Disaster Resource Center Program

• Emerging Infectious Disease Program-EMS

• EMS Provider Workgroup (Disaster Surge)

• Exercise/Drill Coordination and Evaluation 

• Family Information Center (FIC) Project 

• HAvBED Compliance

• Healthcare Surge Planning

• Home Health and Hospice Program

• Healthcare Disaster Management Training (HDMT)

• Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Training

• FRC (Family Reunification Center)

• MRSE (Medical Response Surge Exercise)

• SATRAD (Satellite Radio Drills)

• BCP 2024

• BCP 2023

Policies:

Disaster Management/Planning Policies

Brochures:

Bioterrorism Pocket Guide for Healthcare Professionals 

Disaster Resource Center Brochure 

Manuals and Plans:

• 15 ‘til 50 Mass Casualty Planning Toolkit:

  • • Mass Casualty Incident Guide

    • Mass Casualty Incident Plan Template

    • CDPH Link to 15 ‘til 50

• Allocation of Scarce Resources

• Ambulance Guidelines for Response to Radiation Events 

• Annex to the Los Angeles County Hospital Regional Response Plan – Recommended Actions for Hospitals to Prepare for and Respond to COVID – 19 

• Burn Resource Manual 

• California Public Health and Medical Emergency Operations Manual

• Communication Plan

• Conducting Drills and Exercise: A Guide for Hospitals 

• Disaster Preparedness Resource Guide for LTCHF 

• Emerging Infectious Disease Healthcare System Annex (CONOPS) 

• Emergency Power Resilience: Powered for Patients:

  • • Los Angeles County Healthcare Facility Emergency Power Resilience Playbook (1st Edition)

    • Appendix B Emergency Power Vulnerability Assessment for Hospitals

    • Appendix C Emergency Power Vulnerability Assessment for sub-acute SNFs

    • Appendix K Post-Disaster Hotwash Template of Key Questions

    • Appendix L Key Emergency Power Contacts Worksheet

    • Appendix M Inventory Of Key Generator Parts And Fuel Consumption Rates

    • Appendix Q LA County EMS Agency Resource Request Health and Medical Form

• Evacuation/Shelter in Place for HealthCare Facilities:

  • • Part I: Guidance   PDF File

    • Part II: Plan Template   PDF File

    • Part III: Tabletop Exercises    PDF File

• Family Assistance Plan 

• Family Information Center Planning Guide: 

  • • Family Information Center Planning Guide for Healthcare Entities
      Word || PDF

    • Sign-In and Tracking Form
      Word || PDF

    • Unaccompanied Minor Sign-In and Tracking Form
      Word || PDF

    • Tracking Log
      Word || PDF

    • Location Assessment Criteria
      Word || PDF

    • Suggested Materials and Supplies
      Word || PDF

    • Family Information Fact Sheet
      Word || PDF

    • Job Action Sheets
      Word || PDF

    • Checklist for Locating a Patient
      Word || PDF

    • Guide Overview PowerPoint Presentation
      PPT

• Healthcare Surge Planning Guide

• Hospital Heliports

• Listen, Protect and Connect: Family to Family, Neighbor to Neighbor to Neighbor-Psychological First Aid (PFA) for the Community Helping Each Other

• Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Clinic Tabletop Exercise Guidebook 

• Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Deployment Operations Manual 

• Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Hospital Tabletop Exercise Guidebook  

• Los Angeles County Disaster Coalition Advisory Committee (DCAC) Governance Document 

• Los Angeles County EMS Agency’s Emergency Power Resilience Initiative Phase 1 Report

• Los Angeles County Medical and Health Operational Area Coordination Plan

• Mass-Casualty Decontamination for Hospitals Guide:

  • • Mass-Casualty Decontamination for Hospitals-Instructor Handbook 

    • Mass-Casualty Decontamination for Hospitals-Student Handbook

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-1

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-2 

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-3

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-4

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-5

    • Video Decon Training Simulation-6

• Mass Fatality Management Guide for Healthcare Entities 

• Medical Management of Internally Radio-contaminated Patients

• Pediatric Ciprofloxacin Dosing

• Pediatric Surge Plan

• Pediatric Surge Quick Reference Guide 

• Preparedness Items List for Ambulatory Surgery Centers 

• Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency

• Recommended Action to Prepare Law Enforcement Agencies for Pandemic Influenza by Pandemic Phase:

  • • PDF  ||  WORD 

• Region 1; Regional Emerging infectious Disease Transportation ConOps

• Terrorism Agent Information and Treatment Guidelines for Hospitals and Clinicians 

Posters:

Bioterrorism Syndromes Poster 

Local:

• 2-1-1 LA County

• Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles- Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center

• Emergency Preparedness for Children with Access and Functional Needs

• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC)

• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

• Disaster Healthcare Volunteer- Los Angeles County Surge Unit

• ESRD Network 18 of Southern California- Emergency Readiness

• Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC)

• Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health-Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC)

• Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management

• Pediatric Readiness Toolkit for Emergency Departments

• Saint Mary Medical Center DRC

National:

• Active shooter drill materials

• Active shooter Preparedness

• Active Shooter: What can you do? (IS-907)

• American Burn Association

• American Red Cross

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Center for Domestic Preparedness

• CHEMPACK

• Emergency Preparedness Packet for Home Health Agencies (2011)

• Emergency Survival Program (multiple languages)

• Empower Map

• Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center

• Everbridge Client Portal

• EverBridge-General

• Everbridge Login

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Fire Safety Council

• GeoHEALTH

• Health and Human Services Response and Recovery Resources Compendium

• Healthcare COOP and Recovery Planning

• Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

• Hospital Preparedness Program

• Humane Society

• Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition

• Long Term, Home Health, and Hospice Care Planning Guide for Public Health Emergencies

• National Association of Homecare and Hospice (Disaster Plans and Educational Presentations)

• National Fire Protection Association

• National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters (HAvBED) System (AHRQ Archive)

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Nevada National Security Site

• Ready (FEMA)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• Technical Resources Assistance Center Information Exchange (TRACIE)

• United States Department of Health and Human Services 

• United States Department of Homeland Security

• United States Geological Survey

State:

• California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA)

• California Association of Health Facilities –Disaster Preparedness Program

• California Department of Food and Agriculture

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

• California Department of Public Health-Emergency Preparedness Office

• California Emergency Medical Services Authority- Disaster Medical Services Division

• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

• California Hospital Association Emergency Preparedness 

• California Seismic Safety Commission

• California Statewide Medical and Health Training and Exercise Program

• ReddiNet-General

• ReddiNet Login

• Regional Disaster Medical and Health Coordination

• Southern California Earthquake Center 

• Structural Engineers Association of California

Published Articles (Local):

• Burn Surge for Los Angeles County, California

• Code Triage: Integrating the National Children’s Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations Across Health Care Systems

• Disaster Documentation for the Clinician

• Disaster Management of Chronic Dialysis Patients

• Field Triage and Patient Maldistribution in a Mass-Casualty Incident

• Los Angeles County Addresses Pediatric Needs Using the Disaster Resource Center Program

• Los Angeles County and the Disaster Resource Center Program

• Transportation Resource Requirements for Hospital Evacuation