Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators: Crisis/Alternate Strategies: March 17, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Diabetes Translation.
• Description:
  These crisis capacity or alternate strategies accompany and build on the conventional and contingency capacity strategies. The following measures are not commensurate with current U.S. standards of care. However, individual measures or a combination of these measures may need to be considered during periods of expected or known N95 respirator shortages. It is important to consult with entities that include some combination of: local healthcare coalitions, federal, state, or local public health officials, appropriate state agencies that are managing the overall emergency response related to COVID-19, and state crisis standards of care committees. Even when state/local healthcare coalitions or public health authorities can shift resources between health care facilities, these strategies may still be necessary.
  
  Crisis/Alternate Strategies -- When N95 Supplies are Running Low -- When No Respirators are Left -- References.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Health Personnel N95 Respirators Occupational Exposure/prevention & Control Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory Protective Devices/supply & Demand Respiratory Tract Infections/prevention & Control
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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