Pre-Event Planning

Isolation

Part of what the response teams will need to understand is what exists in terms of isolation in the area. They should understand the laws and regulations pertaining to isolation both at the national and local level, who is responsible for enforcement, what facilities exist, and how to protect themselves during the response. Need to determine what facilities exist and if there are:

  1. Negative air pressure rooms available
  2. Facilities that can be converted into smallpox facilities.

Training response teams in case management and infection control is a significant part of pre-event planning and training. 

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