Disaster Preparedness

ArMA's Disaster Preparedness and Awareness Task Force has worked with many state and community organizations in a cooperative effort to create a single resource for the practicing Arizona physician. The resource that came about as part of the Task Force's ongoing work is the Disaster Preparedness and Awareness Guide for the Arizona Physician, available by clicking on the icon below. This page features links appropriate for physicians to locate information for medical purposes as well as resources to assist physicians in educating their patients. The links are also featured in the Guide.

Physician Resources Patient Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, "Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians"
www.ahrq.gov/research/pedprep/resource.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics, "The Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs"
www.aap.org/disasters

American Academy of Pediatrics, "Pediatricians & Health Professionals"
www.aap.org/disasters/health-professionals.html

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6215.html

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
www.azdhs.gov/phs/edc/edrp/index.htm

AzMedicine, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Spring 2006)
"Will Arizona be ready? Preparing for a Disaster"

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinician response
http://emergency.cdc.gov/

Critical Response and Emergency Systems Training (CREST)
www.crestaznm.org/crest/ecs/main/home.html?homeid=uberlink

CREST Video and/or CE, "The Most Difficult Healthcare Decisions: Resource Allocation in Crises":
www.crestaznm.org/crest/ecs/courses/onlineCourses.html?ctid=97

Medical Reserve Corps
www.medicalreservecorps.gov/About

Educational article: NEJM "Current Management of Acute Cutaneous Wounds"
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/10/1037
(imbedded link)

The Zebra Manual: A Reference Handbook for Bioterrorism Agents
www.liveprocess.com/resources/downloads/Arizona%20DPH%20Guide%20for%20Bioterrorism.pdf

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

American Red Cross
(Spanish language)
http://www.cruzrojaamericana.org/

Az211
www.az211.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Preparedness
http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Preparedness
(Spanish language)
http://emergency.cdc.gov/es/

Citizen Corps
www.citizencorps.gov

Emergency Information Forms (EIF)
www.aap.org/advocacy/emergprep.htm

Family 4 Steps Disaster Preparation Guide
www.aap.org/family/frk/FOurstepsFRK.pdf

FEMA
www.fema.gov

FEMA's Emergency Preparedness for Kids
www.ready.gov/kids

Just in Case Arizona
www.justincasearizona.com/

Por Sia Caso Arizona
http://www.porsiacasoarizona.com/

The Med Form
www.themedform.com

READY USA
www.ready.gov