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Criminal and Epidemiological Investigations Handbook
Criminal and Epidemiological Investigations Handbook
Terrorists have demonstrated their willingness to employ non-traditional weapons
to achieve their desired outcomes. One such class of these weapons is biological
agents, which pose challenges to both law enforcement and public health due to
their unique characteristics. Since biological agents are often endemic or naturally
occurring in the environment, an intentional release of a pathogen may be initially
difficult to discern from a natural event, and efforts to respond to the attack and
apprehend those responsible may be delayed. 
CyanideInSight.com -Understanding Cyanide Poisoning
CyanideInSight.com is a new resource intended to help raise awareness among first responders and medical personnel about the potential threat of cyanide poisoning.

This new website may help build your knowledge base and provide you with additional information and resources to help raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of cyanide poisoning. Cyanide poisoning may be difficult to detect, so, when assessing a suspected patient, it is important to look for the 3 main signs[1]:

(-) EXPOSURE TO FIRE OR SMOKE in an enclosed area
(-) ALTERED MENTAL STATUS (such as confusion and disorientation)
(-) SOOT around the nose and/or mouth

Visit CyanideInSight.com for more information, tools, and resources to keep you informed and prepared.
TRACIE Updates- October 2016
As another National Preparedness Month winds down, so does ASPR TRACIE's first year of service to our stakeholders.  In 12 short months, TRACIE has advanced the nation's healthcare preparedness activities and laid a solid foundation for technical assistance across the entire health preparedness community to close healthcare system knowledge gaps at all levels.
 
Technical Resources
There are currently 38 complete Topic Collections in the Technical Resources domain.  ASPR TRACIE just released the comprehensively developed Exercise Topic collection.  Coming soon: Zika, Ambulatory Care, and Alternate Care Sites.  Follow this link to access all comprehensively developed collections.  Don't forget to log in, rate and comment on resources in Topic Collections or the Resource Library!
 
Information Exchange
Have you visited the Information Exchange (IE) domain lately?  Join over 1800 of your colleagues in the IE and check out the latest threads: pediatric reunification andpresentations and discussion from the ASPR Medical Countermeasure Summits.  Register for the IE now to join the conversation.  Need help navigating the IE? Check out this quickhow-to video.
 
Assistance Center
The Assistance Center has processed nearly 800 Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)requests from a variety of stakeholders, and recently released examples of state and local alternate care site plans and sample hospital cybersecurity and cyberattack prevention plans and templates in response to requests.  TRACIE maintains a summary of many of the TTA requests received
NIH- Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal
Climate Change and Human Health Literature PortalThe Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal is a knowledge management tool for locating the most relevant scientific literature on the health implications of climate change. It provides access to a database of studies from around the world, published between 2007 and 2014. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) developed the database as a technical input to the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Sustained Assessment process. 
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​Utilizing Public Health and Medical Mission Ready Packages: Operation Helping Hand (Tabletop exercise toolkit)
In a tabletop exercise (TTX) through a facilitated discussion, players will drive the action of the exercise, while observers witness the decisions made and processes followed. This exercise will simulate the decision making, deployment, and reimbursement processes that would occur for the deployment of a Mission Ready Package (MRP) under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). An actual event of this nature would necessitate the involvement of additional response partners and activities that are not included in this exercise.
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​Emergency Preparedness and Response for Health Professionals
(CDC) Find preparedness resources for health professionals at http://emergency.cdc.gov/health-professionals.asp
​Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Resources for Clinicians
(CDC) Find online and in-person training resources at emergency.cdc.gov/coca/trainingresources.asp
​ASPR Hosts “Learning More About the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities” Webinar
ASPR Hosts “Learning More About the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities” Webinar
When: Jan. 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Click here for the PDF and access to the recording from the webinar.
Description: Join Dr. John Hick from the Hennepin County Medical Center and Melissa Harvey, Director of ASPR’s Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, for a webinar on the newly-released 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities. Register here to attend. The webinar will be recorded and archived on the ASPR TRACIE website.

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