First Responder COVID-19 Resources

OhioHealth First Responder Resources

♦  COVID-19 Recommendations for First Responder Agencies | Dr. Eric Cortez
COVID-19 Medical Director Recommendations 2021-12-30

♦  COVID-19 Testing for EMS, Fire-Rescue, Law Enforcement, and Corrections Staff
OhioHealth COVID-19 First Responder Testing 2021-08-17

♦  COVID-19 Test Result Notifications for Patients Transported by EMS to OhioHealth Emergency Departments
OhioHealth COVID-19 EMS Patient Test Results Notifications 2020-04-09

♦  PPE Assistance for EMS Performing OhioHealth Interfacility Transfers
EMS Interfacility PPE Assistance

♦  Quarterly Webex Meeting for First Responder Agencies: Command Staff, Chief Officers, and Coordinators should contact Mark Huckaby for meeting invitations

OhioHealth COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Fast Facts
https://blog.ohiohealth.com/covid-19-fast-facts/

COVID-19 Toolkit
https://blog.ohiohealth.com/series/covid-19-coronavirus-toolkit/

COVID-19 Updates
https://www.ohiohealth.com/covid-19/

COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions and Mask Use
https://www.ohiohealth.com/covid-19/visitor-restrictions/

Call Centers

ODH
1-833-4-ASK-ODH

Dashboards

ODH
Dashboards
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards

Latest Developments
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/

Current Trends Dashboard
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/current-trends

Risk Levels Guidelines
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/OPHASM/COVID-19-Risk-Level-Guidelines-GP.pdf

CDC
Cases in the US
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

Data Tracker
https://www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html#cases

Forecasting
https://www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html#forecasting

Ryan White Act Expanded to Include SAR-CoV-2
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2020-119/default.html?deliveryName=USCDC_10_4-DM24118

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations
http://covid19.healthdata.org/

Johns Hopkins University and Medicine
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

IAFF
https://www.iaff.org/coronavirus/

Local Health Districts

ODH
Find a Local Health District
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/find-local-health-districts

Professional Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics
Resources for Pediatric COVID-19
https://www.aappublications.org/cc/covid-19

American Heart Association
Resources for CPR Training and Emergency Care
https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/coronavirus-covid19-resources-for-cpr-training

American Red Cross
COVID-19 Guidance
https://www.redcrosslearningcenter.org/s/american-red-cross-covid-19-guidance

ASPR | TRACIE
EMS
https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/ems

COVID-19
https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/COVID-19

CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

COCA Updates | Emerging Health Threats and Public Health Emergencies
https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/

Health Alert Network | Urgent Public Health Incidents
https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/

CENTRAL OHIO TRAUMA SYSTEMS (COTS)
https://www.centralohiotraumasystem.org/resources/newspublications/press-releases-covid-19

CMS
Ambulance Services Center
https://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Ambulances-Services-Center

Current Emergencies
https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/Current-Emergencies/Current-Emergencies-page

Ambulance Transport Flexibility
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-ambulances.pdf

EMTALA Flexibility
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-15-hospitalcahemtala.pdf

DEA Diversion Control
https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2020/03/20/deas-response-covid-19

EMS.gov | NHTSA
https://www.ems.gov/projects/coronavirus_covid-19_resources.html

EMS Focus Webinar Series
https://www.ems.gov/ems-focus.html

Federal Government
Coronavirus.gov

IAFF
https://www.iaff.org/coronavirus/

IAFC
https://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/coronavirus-resources-for-fire-chiefs

IACP
https://www.theiacp.org/resources/document/law-enforcement-information-on-covid-19

Interagency Board for Emergency Preparedness and Response (IAB)
https://www.interagencyboard.org/publications/documents

JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert#scientific-resources

Motorola
Equipment Cleaning and Disinfection
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/health-resources/cleaning.html

NENA |911
https://www.nena.org/page/covid19

Ohio Board of Pharmacy
https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/Documents/Pubs/Special/COVID19Resources/COVID-19%20Response%20Efforts.pdf

Ohio Department of Health
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/

Responsible ReStart Ohio
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/responsible-restart-ohio/Responsible-Protocols/

Ohio Division of EMS
https://www.ems.ohio.gov/

Ohio EMA
https://ema.ohio.gov/Recovery_covid19.aspx

PWW EMS Law
https://www.pwwemslaw.com/content/ems-law-covid-19-corona-update-webpage

The Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus

The New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus

The Ohio Channel
Governor Dewine’s Press Conferences

US Fire Administration
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/coronavirus/index.html

WHO
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

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