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Pandemic Influenza Plan - Questar III

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Section 3: Healthcare <strong>Plan</strong>ning and Emergency Response<br />

• Collaborate with County Emergency Manager and EMS Coordinator in<br />

the implementation and use of alternate means for transporting noncritically<br />

ill patients to and between medical facilities.<br />

State Health Department:<br />

• Collaborate with County EMS Coordinator and EMS agencies regularly<br />

as the influenza pandemic unfolds.<br />

• Monitor status of EMS resources through County EMS Coordinators.<br />

• Assist in mobilization and allocation of requested resources through<br />

SEMO.<br />

• Monitor for critical gaps in ability to provide emergency medical<br />

services.<br />

• Provide regular updates for EMS staff on the current status of the<br />

pandemic.<br />

J. Mass Fatality<br />

Interpandemic and <strong>Pandemic</strong> Alert Periods<br />

Funeral Firms:<br />

• Standard operating procedures for funeral firms.<br />

• Funeral Directors and cemetery personnel should be immunized to<br />

insure staffing.<br />

• Conduct a meeting at the county level with all active funeral directors,<br />

firm mangers, medical examiners and coroners to discuss infection<br />

control guidelines for handling the event. Guidelines should include:<br />

o Infection control precautions<br />

o Personal protective equipment<br />

o Environmental disinfection<br />

• Identify the surge capacity of the funeral firms in the county.<br />

• Identify the surge capacity of the Article 28 facilities in the county.<br />

• Funeral firms should develop an internal mass fatality plan.<br />

• Identify other funeral service resources (i.e., mortuary science students<br />

and registered residents). Funeral firms should contact suppliers for<br />

products for:<br />

o Disinfection<br />

o Embalming<br />

o caskets/alternative containers<br />

o body bags<br />

o PPE<br />

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