TAILIEUCHUNG - Dispensing Medical Countermeansures For Public Heath Emergencies

INTRODUCTION Medical countermeasures are vital to protect the public against acts of terrorism and other public health emergencies. The need for an effec- tive system of dispensing medical countermeasures gained recognition in 1979 after the accidental release of radionuclides from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. If emissions had been higher, widespread dispensing of the countermeasure potassium iodide would have been necessary to prevent future cases of thyroid cancer among those living nearby or downwind. More than two decades later, in the fall of 2001, America witnessed its first bioterrorist attack of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), spread. | Dispensing Medical Countermeasures for Public Health Emergencies Workshop Summary Miriam Davis Marnina S. Kammersell and Bruce M. Altevogt Rapporteurs Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events Board on Health Sciences Policy INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. This study was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association of Blood Banks the American College of Emergency Physicians the American Hospital Association the American Medical Association the American Nurses Association the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Contract No. 200-2005-13434 TOs 6 10 the Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contract No. HHSP233200800498P the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139 TO 198 the Department of Homeland Security Contract No. HSHQDC-07-C-00097 the Department of Veteran Affairs Contract No. V101 93 P-2136 TO 10 the Emergency Nurses Association the National Association of Chain Drug Stores the National Association of County and City Health Officials the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. International Standard Book Number-13 .

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