The following educational and training resources are publicly available, sourced from a variety of established emergency preparedness and response partners, and cover a range of topic areas. CHSCPR will curate and add to this library as new resources become available.
Do you have a helpful resource to add to the library? Submissions can be sent to chscpr@team-iha.org for review.
Active Assailant/Shooter Preparedness
Blood and Blood Products
Burn
Chemical
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- Illinois Poison Center Information Sheet: Pepper Spray (Aerosolized Capsaicin) (Illinois Poison Center, PDF)
- Illinois Poison Center Information Sheet: Tear Gas or Lacrimators (Illinois Poison Center, PDF)
- Safety Data Sheet: MODEL 4556 CTG 40mm OC (ChemTel Inc., PDF)
- Safety Data Sheet: Model 5430 Launchable Flameless Expulsion CS (ChemTel Inc., PDF)
- Safety Data Sheet: MODEL 6210 Canister Smoke Grenade (ChemTel Inc., PDF)
- Safety Data Sheet: MODEL 6230 CS Smoke Grenade (ChemTel Inc., PDF)
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- Decontamination of Children – Chemical (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- How to Perform [Pediatric] Patient Decontamination: A Picture Guide (Children's Hospital Los Angeles, PDF)
- Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response Topical Collection: Pediatric Decontamination (American Academy of Pediatrics, PDF)
Chicago Public/Private Partnership
Cybersecurity
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- ASPR TRACIE Cybersecurity Topic Collection – Ransomware Resources (ASPR/TRACIE, Multiple Links)
- CISA's Cybersecurity Alerts & Advisories (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Multiple Articles)
- CISA Fact Sheet: Protecting Sensitive and Personal Information from Ransomware-Caused Data Breaches (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, PDF)
- Cyber Practices (Health Sector Coordinating Council – Cybersecurity Working Group, Multiple Links)
- Enhanced Visibility and Hardening Guidance for Communications Infrastructure (CISA, NSA, FBI, ASD, ACSC, CCCS, NCSC-NZ; PDF)
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Link)
- HC3 and 405(d)'s Prepare, React, and Recover from Ransomware Guide (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, PDF)
- Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Toolkit (U.S. Department of Homeland Security/CISA, Multiple Links)
- Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Gateway (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Multiple Links)
- Healthcare System Cybersecurity (ASPR/TRACIE, PDF)
- Ransomware & Healthcare (Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, PDF)
- Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile (NISTIR 8374) (National Institute of Standards and Technology, PDF)
- Ransomware Task Force: Combating Ransomware Report (Institute for Security + Technology, PDF)
- StopRansomware.gov (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Multiple Links)
- Types of Cyber Threat Actors That Threaten Healthcare (Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, PDF)
EMResource and EMTrack
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- Accessing Hospital's Detailed View (Chicago Department of Public Health, PDF)
- Adding Phone Notifications in EMResource (Chicago Department of Public Health, PDF)
- EMResource 213 Resource Request Form Quick Guide (Chicago Department of Public Health, PDF)
- EMResource Activate a New Account and Log In (Juvare, PDF)
- EMResource Frequently Asked Questions (Juvare, PDF)
- EMResource Hospital User Guide (Juvare, PDF)
- EMResource Notifications Setup (Illinois Department of Public Health, PDF)
- EMResource Report Generation (Illinois Department of Public Health, PDF)
- EMResource Update Event Statuses (Juvare, PDF)
- EMResource Update Resource Statuses (Juvare, PDF)
- ICS 205 Form Template (Chicago Department of Public Health, PDF)
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- EMTrack Base End User Recorded Training (recorded 05/12/2023) (Juvare, Video)
- EMTrack Dashboard Management (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack Filter Management (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack ID Badge Quick Reference Guide (CHSCPR, PDF)
- EMTrack Mobile (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack New User Guide (CHSCPR, PDF)
- EMTrack Patient Disposition (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack Patient Record Removal (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack Roles and Access (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack Staged Participants (Juvare, PDF)
- EMTrack Virtual Trainings – Hospital Users (Juvare/CDPH, PDF)
- EMTrack Virtual Trainings – Private EMS Providers (Juvare/CDPH, PDF)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Evacuation/Shelter-in-Place
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- Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities – Tabletop Exercises (California Hospital Association, PDF)
- Long Term Care Facility Shelter-in-Place/Evacuation Tabletop Exercise (District 1 Regional Medical Response Coalition, Word Document)
- NICU/Nursery Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Toolkit (Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children, PDF)
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- Colorado Health Care Coalition Integrated Evacuation Planning Guide and Template (Colorado Health Care Coalition, PDF)
- Comprehensive Planning for Emergency Evacuation of Healthcare Facilities (Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, Article)
- Emergency Sheltering, Relocation and Evacuation Plan Template for Healthcare Facilities (Minnesota Department of Public Health, PDF)
- Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities – Guidance and Plan Template (California Hospital Association, PDFs)
- Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, PDF)
- Hospital Repopulation After Evacuation: Guidelines and Checklist (California Hospital Association, Word Document)
- MDPH Hospital Evacuation Toolkit: Assembly Point Guide (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, PDF)
General Resources
Healthcare Workplace Violence
Pediatrics
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- Family Edition – Reunification (Emergency Medical Services for Children (Minnesota), Video)
- Innovation and Improvement Center: Family Reunification (Emergency Medical Services for Children, Modules)
- Family Reunification Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Healthcare Facilities (American Academy of Pediatrics, PDF)
- Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach (FEMA, HHS, ARC, NCMEC, PDF)
- Reunification – Considerations for Children (Emergency Medical Services for Children (Minnesota), Video)
- Unaccompanied Minor Reunification Checklist (Emergency Medical Services for Children (Illinois), PDF)
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- Caring for Patients in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings During Episodes of Surge (American Academy of Pediatrics, Multiple Links)
- Hospital Surge Recommendations and Resources for Pediatric Care (Pediatric Pandemic Network, PDF)
- Pediatric Preparedness for the Winter Viral Surge (Pediatric Pandemic Network, PDF)
- Pediatric Surge Resources (ASPR/TRACIE, Multiple PDFs and Links)
Personal Protective Equipment
Power Outages
Radiation
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- Checklist for Healthcare Personnel (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Radiation Training Modules for Public Health: Phase 0 – Introduction and Pre-Incident Planning (National Alliance for Radiation Readiness, Video)
- Radiation Training Modules for Public Health: Phase 1 – 0-24 Hours (National Alliance for Radiation Readiness, Video)
- Radiation Training Modules for Public Health: Phase 2 – 24-96 Hours (National Alliance for Radiation Readiness, Video)
- Radiation Training Modules for Public Health: Phase 3 – Hours 96 and Beyond (National Alliance for Radiation Readiness, Video)
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- Introduction to RITN (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- Radiological Disaster Response: Why Hematology/Oncology/Cancer Treatment Professionals are Essential (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video)
- REAC/TS Calls for Assistance (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- RITN Concept of Operations (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- RITN: What You Need To Know (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video)
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- Personal Protective Equipment (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Personnel Monitoring (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Putting on Protective Clothing (Donning) (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Removing Protective Clothing (Doffing) (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
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- 4 Types of Ionizing Radiation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Exposure Versus Contamination (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Fact Sheet for Medical Providers (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Fast Facts – Health Physics (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Non-Medical Personnel Radiation Awareness (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- Nuclear Weapon (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Radiation Basics Made Simple (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Course)
- Radiation Contamination Versus Exposure (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Radiation Safety Communication (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Radiological Exposure Device (RED) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Reference Values for Emergency Responder Radiation Safety (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Quick Reference Information – Radiation (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Time Distance Shielding (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Transportation Accidents (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- What Do Radiation Contamination and Exposure Mean? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- What is Radiation? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- What is Radiation Dose? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- What is Radioactive Contamination? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Where To Go In a Radiation Emergency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Workplace Radiation Incidents (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
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- Cytogenetic Biodosimetry (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Physical Dosimetry (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Radiation Detection Devices (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- Radiation Survey Instruments (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Radiological Dosimetry (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
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- Area Radiological Survey Sheet (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Basic Radiation Training for Healthcare Professionals (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Hospital Operations Plan (AWR-350-W) (Counterterrorism Operations Support, Course)
- Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Hazards and Countermeasures (AWR-410-W) (Counterterrorism Operations Support, Course)
- Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Personal Protective Equipment (AWR-411-W) (Counterterrorism Operations Support, Course)
- Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Pre-Arrival and Recovery (AWR-412-W) (Counterterrorism Operations Support, Course)
- Just In Time Training – Am I Safe Treating ARS Patients? (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video)
- Just In Time Training – Before a Radiological Emergency: Preparedness and Response Planning (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video)
- Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Patient Radiological Surveys (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Patient Radiological Survey Sheet (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Radioactive Contamination Survey Instrumentation Job Aid (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Radiological Medical Considerations – Just-in-Time (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- REAC/TS Just-In-Time Training Video Series (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
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- A Brochure for Physicians – Acute Radiation Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- A Brochure for Physicians – Cutaneous Radiation Injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Acute Radiation Syndrome: A Fact Sheet for Physicians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Biologic Effects of Radiation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Cytokine Administration Triage Guidelines for Acute Radiation Syndrome (Adult & Pediatric) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, PDF)
- Do I Need to Take Potassium Iodide (KI)? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Guidelines for Identifying Radiation Injury and Considering Transfer to a Specialized Facility (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, PDF)
- Health Effects: Acute Radiation Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- Health Effects: Biological Effects of Radiation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- Health Effects: Cutaneous Radiation Injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- How Potassium Iodide (KI) Works (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- How Prussian Blue Works (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Initial Care of Patients with Suspected ARS (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Course)
- Isotopes of Interest: Properties, Treatment, and Fact Sheets (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Just In Time Training – What to Expect: Does the Patient have ARS? (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video)
- Managing Patients After a Nuclear Detonation: Emergency Department Personnel (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Pharmaceutical Countermeasures for Radiation Emergencies – KI (Potassium Iodide) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- Pharmaceutical Countermeasures for Radiation Emergencies – Prussian Blue (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- Potassium Iodide (KI) and Radiation Emergencies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Video)
- Radiation and Pregnancy: Information for Clinicians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- Radiation Contamination: Diagnose and Manage (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Radiation Countermeasures for Treatment of Internal Contamination (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Radiation Exposure + Contamination: Diagnose and Manage (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Radiation Exposure: Diagnose and Manage Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, PDF)
- Radiation Patient Treatment Algorithm (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Radiological Emergencies – Emergency Management Pocket Guide For Clinicians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PDF)
- RITN Acute Radiation Syndrome Treatment Guidelines (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, Video, PDF)
- What is Dicentric Chromosome Assay? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- What is DTPA (Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate)? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
- What is Prussian Blue (Radiogardase)? (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)
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- EAST Tool for Medical Triage after a Nuclear Detonation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Initial Triage for Combined Injury Patients after a Nuclear Detonation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Initial Triage for Minimal Triage Category Patients after a Nuclear Detonation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Initial Triage for Radiation Injury Only Patients after a Nuclear Detonation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Initial Triage for Trauma Alone Patients after a Nuclear Detonation (Radiation Emergency Medical Management, Video)
- Prehospital Radiological Triage Algorithm (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, PDF)
- Radiological Triage (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Video)