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<td height="30px"><span class="title"><a name="h1" id="h1"></a>Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness </span></td>
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<h3>Table 4. Best Practices at Time of Publication</h3>
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<p>Medical facilities should conduct an annual
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and ongoing hazards vulnerability analysis to determine credible
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threats, in conjunction with local, regional and State assessments.<2E> After
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determining what the facility is at risk for, such as industrial
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hazards, and potential WMD risks, planning and research can be implemented
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<p>Standard precautions must be fully and regularly
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staff is one example of a standard precaution that is often not initiated
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at point of entry into the medical system.<2E> </p>
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<p>Expansion of isolation capacity is critical
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to a large-scale infectious event.<2E> Some efforts have
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patients, and expansion of isolation capability.</p>
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<p>For an infectious biological agent, the current
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model of screening, recognition and PPE for TB is a best practice
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example.<2E> The recognition should be expanded to non-specific
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droplet risks, such as cough and fever.<2E><> </p>
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<p>The best practices to be used for bioterrorism
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incidents may vary from region to region; however, compliance with
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standard precautions should serve as a baseline and the best practice
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method should include either Level B or Level C protection depending
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<p>A best practice for Level C protection currently
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is hooded powered air purifying respirators, a chemical resistant
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laminate suit such as Tyvek F or CPF 3 fabric, chemical resistant
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boots, a set of surgical gloves under a set of chemical resistant
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gloves.<2E> The hooded PAPR eliminates the fit testing
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required of a fitted face mask used in the APR and affords a higher
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level of protection than the APR, with an additional comfort level
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and ease of use that will enable a sustained operation.</p>
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