EMS and First Responder Resources

Guidance

Preparedness

ASPR – EMS Infectious Disease Playbook
- https://www.ems.gov/pdf/ASPR-EMS-Infectious-Disease-Playbook-June-2017.pdf
CDC Guidance – Emergency Medical Services
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-for-ems.html
CDC Guidance – Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-for-ems.html
NCDHHS – Guidance for Correctional Facilities
- https://files.nc.gov/ncdhhs/documents/files/covid-19/NC-Interim-Guidance-for-Correctional-Facilities-031320.pdf
CDC Guidance – Law Enforcement Guidance for COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-law-enforcement.html
Network for Public Health Law – COVID-19 Emergency Legal Preparedness Primer
- https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Western-Region-Primer-COVID-3-5-2020-final.pdf
CDC Guidance – Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist for Transport and Arrival for Patients with COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-personnel-checklist.html

Infection Control and Prevention

CDC Guidance – Interim Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fhcp%2Finfection-control.html
CDC Guidance – Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html
CDC Guidance – Isolation Precautions
- https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/index.html
CDC Guidance – FAQs on Infection Control
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/infection-prevention-control-faq.html
CDC Guidance – Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Response
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/checklist-n95-strategy.html
CDC Guidance – Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/index.html

Persons Under Investigation

CDC Guidance – Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fclinical-criteria.html
CDC Guidance – Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/clinical-criteria.html
CDC Guidance – Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html

Caring for Healthcare Workers

CDC Guidance – Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

Training

OSHA Respiratory Protection Training Videos
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/respiratoryprotection/training_videos.html
NHTSA – What EMS and 911 Need to Know About COVID-19
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrnbufgDqjo

Webinars