Public Health Emergency Preparedness
This resource was part of AHRQ's Public Health Emergency Preparedness program, which was discontinued on June 30, 2011, in a realignment of Federal efforts.
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User's Manual
The Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI) is a tool allowing local or regional planners to assemble an inventory of critical resources that would be useful in responding to a bioterrorist attack. The purpose of this manual is to assist users in operating EPRI. In addition to this user's manual, EPRI also includes an Administrator's Guide.
Prepared by:
Tom Rich
Abt Associates
Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
What Is EPRI?
Registration Process
What Type of EPRI User Are You?
Chapter 2: Resource Inventory
2.1. Entering and Updating Resource Inventory Data
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select the Inventory Keyword
Step 2. Select an Inventory Icon
Step 3. Enter/Update the Inventory Data
2.2. E-mailing Reminders Regarding Inventory Data
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select the Inventory Keyword
Step 2. Select the Location(s) You Want to E-mail
Step 3. Fill Out the E-mail Form
2.3. Producing Inventory Reports
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select the Reports Keyword
Step 2. Select the Inventory Across Multiple Locations Report
Step 3. Select a Resource Group
Step 4. Select a Location Group
Step 5. Select a Level of Aggregation
Step 6. Select an Output Format
Step 7. Select Run Report
Chapter 3: Emergency Requests
3.1 Sending Emergency Requests
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select New Request under the Emergency Request Keyword
Step 2. Complete the Send New Request Form and Select Send
3.2 Responding to Emergency Requests
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select All Requests under the Emergency Requests Keyword
Step 2. Select a Respond Link
Step 3. Fill Out the Request Form and Select Submit
3.3 Monitoring Responses to Emergency Requests
Feature Availability
Quick Summary
Step 1. Select All Requests Under the Emergency Requests Keyword
Step 2. Select Either the Summary or Details Icon for the Request
Chapter 4: Reference
AHRQ Hospital Surge Model
Emergency Request
Location
Location Group
Location Type
Organization
Resource
Resource Group
Resource Type
Funding and leadership to support EPRI were provided by the Hospital Preparedness Program in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contract No. 290-06-00011-1 with Abt Associates.
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
AHRQ Publication No. 11-0061-1-EF
Current as of April 2011
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