AARC Provides Guidance on Ventilator Acquisitions
May 25, 2006
To assist state and local agencies in planning for a pandemic flu or other mass casualty events, the AARC has issued a guidance document giving recommendations about ventilator acquisitions and other planning issues that should be considered.
The document has been circulated to state departments of health and will be used in discussions next week with HHS officials in Washington. Its purpose is to provide guidance to the agencies that are making decisions about ventilator acquisitions and to help them address the supplemental issues of personnel, training, supplies, and other equipment needed in the event of a pandemic flu or other mass casualty.
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The document was sent to AARC State Societies, state departments of emergency services, Corporate Partners, and several Federal agency personnel.