Recommendations for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster: summary report of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s Task Force for intensive care unit triage during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster

Abstract

Mortality, although inevitable during a severe influenza outbreak or disaster, can be reduced by adequate preparation.

Hospitalized Patients With 2009 H1N1 Influenza Infection: The Mayo Clinic Experience

“…[5][6][7][8] A US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report highlighted a plausible scenario that the epidemic might lead to as many as 1.8 million US hospital admissions, 300,000 requiring ICU care, and 30,000 to 90,000 deaths. 9 Anticipating that critical care might be overwhelmed, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine made recommendations for ICU and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic. 10 The Society of Critical Care Medicine developed a course, Critical Care Cross-Training for HospitalBased non-ICU Healthcare Providers, designed to provide timely education for health care professionals who would care for critically ill patients during high-volume times.…”

Nososcomial transmission of viral haemorrhagic fever in South Africa

“…[15,16] Personal protection has become increasingly important because of the risk of exposure to transmissible diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, influenza, anthrax and measles. [17][18][19] …”

Prätherapeutische Ablaufanalyse bei einem Massenanfall von Verletzten

“…Leider gibt es im Gegensatz zur allgemeinen Polytraumaversorgung auch wenig Richtlinien, insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Workflow im Schockraum und in der Diagnostik [16,18,21,25,30]. Aus diesen Gründen und v. a. auch zur Berücksichtigung der lokal unterschiedlichen Gegebenheiten haben sich Simulationen durchgesetzt, um die Versorgung bei einem Massenanfall von Verletzten (MANV) zu trainieren, Schwachstellen zu identifizieren und die Versorgungsabläufe entsprechend individuell zu optimieren [27,30].…”