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:
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 Drew Dawson at (202-366-9966) or Gam Wijetunge (202-493-2793).
Drew Dawson, Director
Office of Emergency Medical Services
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Drew.dawson@dot.gov