Pandemic Influenza Emergency Planning and Community Preparedness 1st Edition by Jeffrey Ryan ISBN 1420060872 978-1420060874

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ISBN 10: 1420060872

ISBN 13:  978-1420060874

Author:  Jeffrey R. Ryan

The swine flu emergency needn’t become a crisis. This critically acclaimed work provides public health officials, doctors, responders, and emergency planners with accurate current information that will help them understand the nature of an outbreak, assess risk, answer public concerns, and develop informed strategies.

Devoid of sensationalism and agenda, this CRC Press resource provides all the information needed to understand pandemic influenzas including, avian, swine, and human variations and outlines the steps needed to develop and implement prevention, stabilization, and recovery efforts as needed at the local level.

“… an amazing resource … Dr. Ryan has assembled some of the best experts in the field to guide you in understanding the threat of pandemic influenza and how it can affect you and the people you are responsible for. …” —From the foreword by Lynn A. Slepski, Captain, United States Public Health Service

Make certain your response to Swine Flu is proactive and informed

Edited by Jeffrey Ryan, Institute for Emergency Preparedness, this volume ―

• Arms planners and responders with guidance from 13 leading experts
• Takes lessons from past pandemics
• Covers biological and clinical aspects of influenza
• Discusses pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical measures
• Details response actions related to communication, travel, and quarantine

While the swine flu outbreak has impacted Mexico; influenza has no respect for boundaries and is already being felt up north. Despite warnings from the World Health Organization, our preparedness continues to lag. Part of the problem is that the real action must occur at the local level. Triage, care, and containment, along with maintenance of infrastructure, are functions that must be carried out by local planners and responders.

The first section reviews the history of pandemics. The middle chapters examine the biology of a virus and clinical aspects of influenza. The final chapters examine international and federal programs and discuss response at the local level, including service continuation planning and fatality management.

Table of contents: 

1. Defining the Threat of Influenza

   1. Past Pandemics and Their Outcome – J.R. Ryan, PhD

   2. Disease Dynamics

   3. The Black Death

   4. Cholera

   5. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

   6. Influenza Pandemics

   7. Factors Contributing to a Pandemic

   8. Conclusion

2. The Spanish Flu of 1918 – L.M. Olson, EdD

   1. The Genesis

   2. The Second Wave

   3. The Unforgettable Outcome

3. Natural History of Influenza

   1. Biology of the Virus – J.R. Ryan, PhD

   2. Introduction

   3. Types of Influenza Virus and Their Characteristics

   4. Influenza at the Molecular Level

   5. Genetic Mutation and Antigenic Variation

   6. Pandemic Potentialities

   7. Conclusion

4. Clinical Aspects of Influenza – A.W. Kirchner, MD

   1. Introduction

   2. Uncomplicated Seasonal Influenza

   3. Differential Diagnosis

   4. Common Complications of Influenza

   5. Avian Influenza Infection in Humans: Implications for the Coming Pandemic

   6. Prevention of Influenza

   7. Treatment of Influenza

   8. Conclusion

5. Avian Influenza – J.C. Wright, DVM, PhD; K.E. Nusbaum, DVM, PhD; and J.G.W. Wenzel, DVM, PhD

   1. Introduction

   2. Influenza and Animal Health

   3. Examples that Matter

   4. Implications for Human Health

   5. Containing the Contagion

6. Defining the Response

   1. International, Federal Programs and Assets – J.T. Cash, PhD, RN, COI, CHS, MEP and M.G. Lavender, RN, MSN, DSN

      1. Introduction

      2. Federal Programs and Assets

      3. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

      4. HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan

      5. Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 21

      6. International Programs and Assets

      7. Global Preparedness and Response

      8. Summary

   2. Defining the Response at the Local Level – J.R. Ryan, PhD and J.F. Glarum, EMT-P

      1. Introduction

      2. Pre-Incident Planning

      3. Establishing Trigger Points

      4. Pandemic Preparedness and Public Health

      5. Nonpharmaceutical Measures

      6. Risk Communications

      7. Conclusion

7. Service Continuation Planning for Business – O. Grady-Erickson, BA

   1. Introduction

   2. Continuity Planning for Business

   3. The Planning Cycle

   4. Prioritization of Services

   5. Development of a Pandemic Influenza Committee

   6. Development of a Communications Plan

   7. Human Resource Policies to be Implemented During a Pandemic

   8. Conclusion

8. Fatality Management – L.J. Hardin, MFS and J.P. Ahrens, MPA

   1. Introduction

   2. Myths Surrounding Fatality Management

   3. Facts Bearing on Fatality Management

   4. Planning Considerations

   5. Identifying Roles for a Mass Fatality Incident

   6. Death Management Practices and Possible Surge Solutions

   7. Conclusion

9. Epilogue: Putting It All Together – J.R. Ryan, PhD and J.F. Glarum, EMT-P

   1. Introduction

   2. Expectations and Responsibilities

   3. Stakeholders

   4. Conclusion

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