Table 1.

Components of an emergency management plan that require IP input

Issue/topic requiring infection prevention input
Having around the clock infection control coverage27, 29, 47
Facility assessment/hazard vulnerability assessment9, 11, 12, 13
Participation in disaster drills involving a biologic agent6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 28, 29, 39
Strategies for receiving and posting health alert messages within the facility29
Negative-pressure surge capacity27, 29, 38, 39
Safe patient specimen collection procedures9, 11, 32
Patient management6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 38, 39
Food safety6, 11, 12, 13, 39
Water management6, 12, 13, 28, 39
Sanitation control12, 13, 39
Pet management39
Environmental decontamination6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 28, 30, 32, 38, 39
Development of crisis standards of care that affect infection transmission6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 25, 29, 31, 38, 39
Prioritization for limited supplies of antiinfective therapy9, 11, 12, 13, 26, 39
Screening/triage protocols6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 25, 26, 37, 39
Occupational health/safety procedures6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 26, 28, 32, 35, 37, 39
Outbreak investigation coordination6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 25, 31, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39