COVID-19 Resources

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/pdf/20-02.pdf
https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/pdf/20-03.pdf
Situational Awareness Update from Suffolk County
Community Stress Management Tip Sheet
Respiratory Best Practices for COVID-19
BEMS 20-05 COVID-19 Response to Respiratory Emergencies
BEMS 20-04 COVID-19 Provider Exposure
Information for Patients Not Transported by EMS
EMS Viral Pandemic Triage Protocol
COVID-19 Fire Department Guidance NYS DOH
Cardiac Arrest Protocol During COVID-19
HVREMSCO Cardiac Arrest Pandemic Advisory
Business Reopening Safety Plan Template
Essential Employee FAQ
Cleaning Guidance – General Building
Interim Guidance Travel Advisory
Healthcare Personnel Return to Work
COVID-19 Revised Testing Protocol
NYS Registered Disinfectants
NYS Health Care Provider Webinar 
Health Advisory Revised Protocols

The CDC in Atlanta has developed some guidance on the conservation of PPE.  Please see below. 

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html

  • Provides a definition for surge capacity and the three general strata used to describe it: conventional, contingency and crisis capacity.
  • Discusses crisis capacity strategies for facemasks: the use of facemasks beyond shelf life, implementation of limited re-use of facemasks and alternative options to facemasks.

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Eye Protection: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/eye-protection.html

  • Discusses contingency capacity strategies: shift eye protection supplies from disposable to re-usable devices, implement extended use of eye protection.
  • Discusses Crisis Capacity strategies: Use of eye protection beyond shelf life, recommended type of eye protection, and selected options for reprocessing eye protection

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Isolation Gowns: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/isolation-gowns.html

  • Conventional Capacity Strategies: Use isolation gown alternatives that offer equivalent or higher protection
  • Contingency Capacity Strategies: recommended types of gowns, use of gowns beyond shift life.

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For more information on PPE conservation from the CDC, please visit:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/isolation-gowns.html