Public Health Emergency Preparedness
This resource was part of AHRQ's Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program, which was discontinued on June 30, 2011, in a realignment of Federal efforts.
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The AHRQ Hospital Surge Model estimates the resources needed in your hospital(s) to treat casualties resulting from specific biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological scenarios. For the selected scenario, the model estimates the number of casualties and the required hospital resources to treat the casualties.
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Background
The Hospital Surge Model includes 13 different scenarios:
- Biological (anthrax, smallpox, pandemic influenza, or pneumonic plague).
- Chemical (chlorine, sulfur mustard, or sarin).
- Nuclear (1 KT or 10 KT explosion).
- Radiological (dispersion device or point source).
- Foodborne (botulism neurotoxin).
- Conventional explosions (improvised explosive device).
Funding and leadership to support the Hospital Surge Model were provided by the Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response through an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) contract to Abt Associates Inc. (Contract Nos. 290-20-06000-11I and HHSA290200600011I).
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Current as of October 2010
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