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Organizations and resources: professional and global
Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association - http://www.abc-directory.com/site/1007634M
AMA: Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response (CPHPDR) - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/center-public-health-preparedness-disaster-response.page
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - http://www.aacn.org/
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - http://www.aana.com/
American Library Association (ALA): Disaster Preparedness and Response - http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/federallegislation/govinfo/disasterpreparedness/index.cfm
American Nurse Association - http://www.nursingworld.org/
American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
Association of Operating Room Nurses - http://www.aorn.org/
California Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHD) - http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/pdfs/CACPHP.pdf
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance - http://coe-dmha.org/
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) - http://www.centerforthestudyoftraumaticstress.org/
Emergency Nurses Association - http://www.ena.org/Pages/default.aspx
Frontier Nursing Service - http://www.frontiernursing.org/
Injury Control & Emergency Health Services - http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/icehs/
International Association for Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care (IATSIC) - http://www.iatsic.org/
International Council of Nurses - http://www.icn.ch/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - http://www.nhtsa.gov/
Poison Prevention Week Council - http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR1620.htm
Sigma Theta Tau International - http://www.nursingsociety.org/default.aspx
The American Trauma Society - http://www.amtrauma.org/
World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/en/
Emergency management consists of four core components: Prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Preparedness is actions taken prior to an emergency or disaster to ensure an effective response.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - http://www.ahrq.gov/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - http://www.fema.gov/
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - http://www.iaea.org/
Military and Civil Defense Assets (MCDA) - http://ocha.unog.ch/cr/register.asp?MenuID=1&MenuEntryID=2&SearchTypeID=1
National Disaster Medical Systems (NDMS) - http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/responders/ndms/Pages/default.aspx
Texas A & M University: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) - http://texashelp.tamu.edu/
The Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills Course (DSTS) - http://www.trauma.org/archive/conferences/confdstc.html
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies - http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/hc3.asp
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: Center for Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness - http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/departments-and-services/bioterrorism-disaster-preparedness-center.aspx
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disaster - http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/
University of Texas: International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education (INCMCE) - http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/INCMCECompetencies.pdf
A network of burn centers has been established throughout the United States and Canada to provide sophisticated advanced techniques of care of burn victims.
American Burn Association - http://www.ameriburn.org/
Burn Centers in the United States - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States
Poison control center is one of a nearly worldwide network of facilities that provide information regarding all aspects of poisoning or intoxication, maintain records of their occurrence, and refer patients to treatment centers.
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) - http://www.aapcc.org/dnn/PoisoningPrevention.aspx
National Capital Poison Center - http://www.poison.org/otherPC/
For poison emergencies call 1-800-222-1222.
Each state has a radiologic health department that can be contacted for assistance in radiation emergencies. In addition, the REAC/TS in Oak Ridge, Tennessee provide telephone advice and assistance.
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) - http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/
For radiation emergencies call 865-576-1005 (Ask for REAC/TS).
(All sites were retrieved on June 29, 2011).