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Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risks of the New USAMRIID High-Containment Facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland (2010) / Chapter Skim
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3 Medical and Emergency Management Response
Pages 37-41

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... The county's one full-service hospital is Frederick Memorial Hospital, a modern 260-bed facility. It includes a 50-bed emergency suite that opened in 2004 and six special isolation rooms to house individuals with contagious communicable infections.
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From page 38...
... It calls for USAMRIID physicians to provide quarterly training for hospital staff and for the Director of Safety and Security at the hospital to receive annually updated material on USAMRIID's medical management of biological casualties. To facilitate care, each USAMRIID staff member is provided a contact card identifying him/her as an employee so as to expedite access to subject matter experts for consultation.
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... They could, as well, work with the hospital, the county health department, and the local medical society in arranging appropriate continuing education programs. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE Should a significant emergency situation occur, a Memorandum of Agreement for Mutual Assistance (Commander, Fort Detrick, and the Frederick County Board of Commissioners, January 1, 2009)
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... The ambulance is equipped with a patient transport isolation system should it be required. In discussions with the Director of the County Emergency Management program, the Hospital Emergency Preparedness Director, and the County Health Officer, who is responsible for medical preparedness and response, it was apparent that there are close working relationships among the leadership and that regular preparedness exercises are being conducted.
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... RECOMMENDATIONS  Given the unique nature of USAMRIID's mission in dealing with special pathogens, additional measures should be taken to provide assurance that experienced medical professionals are readily available to consult on unusual infectious diseases. Serious consideration should be given to support an initiative that would provide experienced specialist physicians knowledgeable of diseases caused by organisms studied at the laboratories.
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