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Pediatric Surge Playbook
Author:
WRAP-EM.
Date Published:
2023
Annotation:
This playbook can serve as a reference tool for pediatric surge management activities before or during a surge incident. Information is categorized into three domains: hospitals and...
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This playbook can serve as a reference tool for pediatric surge management activities before or during a surge incident. Information is categorized into three domains: hospitals and hospital systems; interagency (for ESF #8 agencies); and pediatric medical operations coordination centers. An accompanying Excel file includes links to related resources.
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URL: https://wrap-em.org/index.php/pediatric-surge-resources/94-pediatric-surge-playbook?cb=638996083440000000
Keywords:
pediatric, pediatric
surge,
playbook, MOCC, PMOCC
ID: 11999
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Pediatric Surge Resources
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2025
Annotation:
This page highlights resources that can help healthcare workers address pediatric surge in viral respiratory illnesses impacting hospital capacity, including respiratory syncytial v...
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This page highlights resources that can help healthcare workers address pediatric surge in viral respiratory illnesses impacting hospital capacity, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, measles, and COVID-19.
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URL: https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/pediatric-surge?cb=638803403830000000
Keywords:
pediatric
surge, peds, children
ID: 11668
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Surge Concepts
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2025
Annotation:
This chapter focuses on capacity generation and highlights how maximizing surge capacity at individual hospitals increases regional capacity. It provides an overview of the four ele...
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This chapter focuses on capacity generation and highlights how maximizing surge capacity at individual hospitals increases regional capacity. It provides an overview of the four elements, often referred to as the four āSāsā of surge capacity: space, staff, stuff, and systems.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/hrrog-surge-concepts.pdf?cb=638907779510000000
Keywords:
surge, patient
surge
ID: 12877
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Healthcare System Partners and Medical Surge
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EMS Infectious Disease Playbook
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2023
Annotation:
This playbook (updated in 2023) synthesizes multiple sources of information in a single planning document addressing the full spectrum of infectious agents to create a concise refer...
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This playbook (updated in 2023) synthesizes multiple sources of information in a single planning document addressing the full spectrum of infectious agents to create a concise reference resource for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies developing their service policies. The information can be incorporated into agency standard operating procedures and reviewed by the EMS medical director.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-transport-playbook-508.pdf?cb=638805944920000000
Keywords:
EMS transport, EMS infectious disease
ID: 4442
Topic Collection:
Influenza Epidemic/ Pandemic
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Coronaviruses (e.g., SARS, MERS and COVID-19)
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Ebola/VHF
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Pre-Hospital (e.g., EMS)
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Patient Movement, MOCCs, and Tracking
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Responder Safety and Health
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Training and Workforce Development
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Los Angeles County Healthcare Facility: Emergency Power Resilience Playbook
Author:
Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency.
Date Published:
2023
Annotation:
This playbook highlights best practices in and protocols for safeguarding emergency health care facility power. Information is provided in four phases (Vulnerability Assessment, Sys...
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This playbook highlights best practices in and protocols for safeguarding emergency health care facility power. Information is provided in four phases (Vulnerability Assessment, System Fortification And Mitigation Planning, Rapid Emergency Power Threat Response, and Post Disaster Recovery) and appendices include checklists, job action sheets, and articles and information that can help others create similar playbooks.
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URL: https://mys.mapyourshow.com/mys_shared/prepsummit2024/handouts/LAC%20EMS%20Healthcare%20Facility%20Emergency%20Power%20Resilience%20Playbook%20FINAL%20VERSION.pdf?cb=12288
Keywords:
utility, outage, failure, electricity,
playbook
ID: 12288
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National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being
Author:
National Academy of Medicine.
Date Published:
2022
Annotation:
Recent studies indicate that more than half of nurses, physicians, medical students, residents, and pharmacists have symptoms of burnout. This publication highlights changes that co...
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Recent studies indicate that more than half of nurses, physicians, medical students, residents, and pharmacists have symptoms of burnout. This publication highlights changes that could be made across the health system and at the organizational level to improve the well-being of the health workforce.
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URL: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26744/national-plan-for-health-workforce-well-being?cb=638815359440000000
Keywords:
burnout, stress,
workforce resilience, healthcare
workforce
ID: 11293
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Surge Definition
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2016
Annotation:
This ASPR TRACIE TA response provides information on the definition of surge as it relates to immediate bed availability (IBA) and how surge is calculated. Related Topic Collection:...
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This ASPR TRACIE TA response provides information on the definition of surge as it relates to immediate bed availability (IBA) and how surge is calculated. Related Topic Collection: Hospital Surge Capacity and Immediate Bed Availability.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-ta-surge-definition-2-10-16-508.pdf?cb=636942373850000000
Keywords:
surge, immediate bed availability, IBA, definition
ID: 6294
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Surge Discharge
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2019
Annotation:
This overview can serve as a guide for hospitals looking to improve their surge discharge plan and should be tailored and adapted to the services and processes in place at the facil...
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This overview can serve as a guide for hospitals looking to improve their surge discharge plan and should be tailored and adapted to the services and processes in place at the facility. It can also assist as a paper back-up in case electronic health record systems are down.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-surge-discharge-template-description-508.pdf?cb=636989796070000000
Keywords:
surge, discharge
surge, discharge tool
ID: 7150
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Pediatric Surge Resources
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2022
Annotation:
This ASPR TRACIE TA response provides comments from an ASPR TRACIE Subject Matter Expert Cadre member. It also includes resources on staffing considerations for hospitals planning f...
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This ASPR TRACIE TA response provides comments from an ASPR TRACIE Subject Matter Expert Cadre member. It also includes resources on staffing considerations for hospitals planning for or responding to pediatric surge events and other materials relevant to pediatric surge.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-ta---pediatric-surge-resources.pdf?cb=638037826010000000
Keywords:
pediatric,
surge, staff, training, children
ID: 11365
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Homecare and Hospice Surge Resources
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Report on the Domestic Natural Disaster Health Workforce
Author:
Moriarity, T., Chow, L., Hovor, C., et al.
Source:
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health.
Date Published:
2011
Annotation:
This report describes selected aspects of the health professions workforce at the federal, state, and local levels who would respond to a catastrophic domestic natural disaster (a t...
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This report describes selected aspects of the health professions workforce at the federal, state, and local levels who would respond to a catastrophic domestic natural disaster (a theoretical earthquake scenario was used). It includes recommendations regarding double counting of responders; volunteer failure to respond; an aging medical workforce; human capital development (e.g., cross-training among professionals); supporting professionals so they may respond; and readiness.
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Notes:
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URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth-Schor/publication/277867770_Report_on_the_Domestic_Natural_Disaster_Health_Workforce/links/559132fa08ae47a3490f0ece/Report-on-the-Domestic-Natural-Disaster-Health-Workforce.pdf?cb=637921169650000000
Keywords:
disaster
workforce, failure to respond, willingness to work
ID: 4856
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Healthcare Coalition Chemical Emergency Surge Annex Template
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2026
Annotation:
The FY 2024-2028 Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requires Health Care Coalitions (HCCs) to perform specific core functions t...
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The FY 2024-2028 Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requires Health Care Coalitions (HCCs) to perform specific core functions to include specialty care planning. This operational chemical emergency surge annex template, updated in July 2026, can be tailored by coalitions to complement their response plans.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-hcc-chemical-surge-annex-final.pdf?cb=639198220230000000
Keywords:
chemical, patient
surge, chemical threat, coalition, HCC, annex, template,
surge annex
ID: 10356
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The ONC HealthIT Playbook
Author:
HealthIT.gov.
Source:
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Date Published:
2020
Annotation:
This playbook aims to make it easier for health care organizations to access digital information resources and implement health IT. The playbook contains strategies, recommendations...
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This playbook aims to make it easier for health care organizations to access digital information resources and implement health IT. The playbook contains strategies, recommendations, and best practices to use health IT to advance care.
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URL: https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/?cb=12131
Keywords:
electronic health record, EHR, electronic medical record, EMR, information technology, downtime, EHR downtime
ID: 12131
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Webinar Q&A: HPP Coalition Surge Test
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2017
Annotation:
On February 7, 2017, ASPR TRACIE supported a webinar hosted by the ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Program (NHPP) titled, HPP Coalition Surge Test Webinar. The purpose of the ...
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On February 7, 2017, ASPR TRACIE supported a webinar hosted by the ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Program (NHPP) titled, HPP Coalition Surge Test Webinar. The purpose of the webinar was to familiarize participants with the HPP Coalition Surge Test. This document provides the answers to questions posed during the webinar.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-ta-coalition-surge-test-webinar-qa.pdf?cb=636942373850000000
Keywords:
surge,
surge test,
surge tool,
surge exercise
ID: 6316
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Healthcare Pediatric Surge Annex: Leveraging Templates for Operational Impact
Author:
ASPR TRACIE.
Date Published:
2022
Annotation:
Cynthia Frankel, RN, MN (Surge Group Lead, WRAP-EM, Alameda County EMS, CA); Mary Massey, BSN, MA, PHN (VP Emergency Management, California Hospital Association); and Michael Frogel...
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Cynthia Frankel, RN, MN (Surge Group Lead, WRAP-EM, Alameda County EMS, CA); Mary Massey, BSN, MA, PHN (VP Emergency Management, California Hospital Association); and Michael Frogel, MD, FAAP (Chairman National Pediatric Disaster Coalition and Senior Advisor WRAP-EM) share how they adapted ASPR TRACIE's pediatric surge annex template to their needs and ideas for the future.
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URL: https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-pediatric-surge-annex-and-disaster-planning.pdf?cb=638120835610000000
Keywords:
surge, patient
surge, pediatric, pediatric
surge
ID: 10828
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Developing a Healthcare Coalition Pediatric Surge Annex (Webinar)
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MOCC Adaptations During a Pediatric Surge-Speaker Bios
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Pediatric Surge Annex Tabletop Exercise PowerPoint (PowerPoint)
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