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Highly Recommended Reading! [/u] Authored by Grattan Woodson, MD, FACP (Edited by David Jodrey, PhD. It's a .pdf file that is filled with good and very useful information, including care for those the may be terminal as a result of contracting a flu virus like H5N1.

Preparing for the Coming Influenza Pandemic
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/files/ComingPandemic.pdf

By Grattan Woodson, MD, FACP
Medical Director,
The Druid Oaks Health Center
Decatur, GA USA

Copyright 2005

The first few sections of this monograph deal with topics related to the influenza virus, with special attention on the 1918 Spanish Flu, which was the last major pandemic. What happened then is the best source of information on what could happen now. Given the predictable effect a major pandemic will have on society and essential services, several prudent suggestions are provided for you to consider taking before the pandemic sets in.

During a major pandemic, many ordinary people will find themselves responsible for providing medical care to loved ones and friends. Under usual circumstances patients this sick would be hospitalized but during a major pandemic, that option is not likely to be available. To assist you in this heroic lifesaving task, I have included advice on how to provide home care to very sick or even dying influenza patients.
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Becoming Self-Sufficient
http://www.singtomeohmuse.com/parent/wiki%20files/Becoming_Self-Sufficient%5B1%5D.pdf

Edited: January 29,2008 due to new document released on January 14, 2008

by Pandemic Flu Information Contributor "Dr Dave"
Revised January 14, 2008

INTRODUCTION
This is a pandemic planning guide for families. It contains a disturbing account of how an H5N1 influenza pandemic could impact your family's lifestyle, and it provides guidance for preventing a flu virus from infecting your loved ones. In addition, it addresses the requirements for living in relative comfort while the rest of society struggles to cope with supply chain failures, public service disruptions, food shortages, unemployment, civil disturbances, illness, suffering, and death on a global scale.
Over the last two years, Becoming Self-Sufficient has grown from a few disorganized notes into a motivational discussion of family survival. Although previous versions recommended that each family become self-sufficient for at least six months, this revision recommends at least one full year and it strongly encourages preparation for a second year. This change is due to a fuller understanding of the magnitude of the economic disruptions that will result from the next pandemic. Please bear in mind, however, that Becoming Self-Sufficient is not meant to be definitive, exhaustive, or equally applicable to every family's domestic circumstances, and it does not address the challenges of survival in a post-pandemic society.
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:!: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response: A Citizen's Guide
http://www.buildanark.net/pandemic/getting_started/Citizen's_Guide.pdf

Mid-Peninsula Citizen's Preparedness Committee
Written by Sarah Booth & Kelsey Hills-Evans with Tessa Anderman, Maya Guendelman, and Christine Chang

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Pandemics
  • In this chapter you will learn:
  • What is a pandemic
  • About current governmental viewpoints on pandemic response
  • History of pandemics
  • Impact of pandemics – to you and your community
  • Facts about Bird Flu
  • After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
    • Talk with your friends, family, and communitymembers about the need for pandemic preparedness
Chapter 2: Prevention And Preparation
  • In this chapter you will learn:
    • How to minimize flu transmission
    • Strategies for pandemic preparation
    • What to stockpile in the event of a pandemic
  • After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
    • Practice safe hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of a virus and other simple infection control and prevention methods
    • Start your preparation and stockpiling efforts
Chapter 3: Response
  • In this chapter you will learn
    • What life could look like during a severe pandemic
    • Medical management of influenza
    • Home treatment during a pandemic
    • Complementary medicines
    • The importance of hydration
    • What you and your neighbors can do to help
  • After reading this chapter, you will be able to
    • Administer basic care for an adult or childwith influenza at home
    • Know how to purify water
Chapter 4: Communication And Volunteering
  • In this chapter you will learn
    • Infrastructure problems during a pandemic
    • Alternative methods of communication
    • Volunteering during a pandemic
  • After reading this chapter, you will be able to
    • Prepare for the collapse of traditional communication methods
    • Understand the critical importance of trained volunteers
Chapter 5: Recovery And Waves
  • In this chapter you will learn
    • That pandemics can come in multiple waves
    • About the role of the coroner during a pandemic
  • After reading this chapter, you will beable to
    • Use the checklists as guides in your preparations
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United Nations Medical Services ... Guidelines (Updated 2019)
https://hr.un.org/sites/hr.un.org/files/UNMD%20Pandemic%20Guidelines_FINAL_2019-03-07_0.pdf

(Page 14-18)

Includes:
  • Medical Consultation and Advice
  • Medications
  • Vaccines
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UPDATED version for: Coping with the Coming Pandemic (above):

Preparing for the Coming Influenza Pandemic
https://www.survivalmonkey.com/attachments/pandemic_guide_182-pdf.694/

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By Grattan Woodson, MD, FACP
Edited by David Jodrey, PhD

It is certain that we will have another influenza pandemic, and probably soon. What is not known is whether the pandemic will be of the major variety resembling the 1918 flu, or a mi
nor one more like the 1958 flu pandemic. My advice is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

The first few sections of this monograph deal with topics related to the influenza virus, with special attention on the 1918 Spanish Flu, which was the last major pandemic. What happened then is the best source of information on what could happen now. Given the extremely disruptive effect a major pandemic would have on society and essential services, several prudent suggestions are provided for you to consider taking before the pandemic sets in.

During a major pandemic, many ordinary people will find themselves responsible for providing medical care to loved ones and friends. Under usual circumstances patients this sick would be hospitalized −but during a major pandemic, that option is not likely to be available. To assist you in this heroic lifesaving task, I have included advice on how to provide home care to very sick or even dying influenza patients. ---CONTINUED---
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Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases in health care
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_EPR_2007_6c.pdf?ua=1

WHO Interim Guidelines
June 2007

The purpose of this document is to provide infection control guidance to help prevent the transmission of acute infectious respiratory diseases during health care, with emphasis on acute respiratory diseases that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern as defined in the International Health Regulations (2005; Annex 1). Managers of health-care facilities may also consider using this guidance to assist them in preparation for epidemics and pandemics. ---CONTINUED---

93 page Pandemic Guideline Updated 2007

Includes:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS

    PREFACE 4
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
    INTRODUCTION 8

    ELEMENTS OF A PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11
    • PLANNING AND COORDINATION 11
      PUBLIC AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEASURES 11
      MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS 16
      COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING 21
    ACTION PLAN 22

    ANNEX 1: GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL STAFF 31
    ANNEX 2: INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PATIENTS 40
    ANNEX 3: RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 50
    ANNEX 4: CLINICAL ALGORITHMS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTED PERSONS 55
    ANNEX 5: MANAGEMENT OF CLOSE CONTACTS 62
    ANNEX 6: ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEVER CLINIC 63
    ANNEX 7: INFORMATION ON OSELTAMIVIR (TAMIFLU) 68
    ANNEX 8: PROCUREMENT AND STORAGE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES 75
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Pandemic Influenza-Emergency Planning and Community Preparedness
https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2009-0-14364-5&isbn=9781420060881&format=googlePreviewPdf

Pandemics are diseases without borders. The influenza virus will not respect economic, political, and geographic boundaries. National estimates indicate that a pandemic could infect more than one-third of the world’s population, killing mil- lions. A severe pandemic outbreak will result in absenteeism of up to 40 percent of the workforce, dramatically decreasing the number of available workers and significantly disrupting the movement of people and goods. When a pandemic occurs, life as we know it will change — in culture and in politics as well as in the prosperity of any nation it touches. We need to be prepared, both personally and professionally, to respond. Our businesses need to know how to stay operational for society to remain functional.

While there is no way to predict when the next pandemic will strike, it is only a matter of time before it does. Knowing the facts is the best preparation
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Key Facts About Influenza and Avian Influenza

4 page PDF

https://foh.psc.gov/nycu/avianflufacts.pdf
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Stay At Home Toolkit for Influenza
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/practice/stay-home-toolkit-influenza

Montgomery County's Advanced Practice Center has published a toolkit to help people manage influenza at home. This simple toolkit represents an effort to orient the public to that reality and provide some helpful guidelines on home care. The overall structure and concept behind the toolkit are worthy of highlighting. It includes sections on preventing the spread, covering one's cough, general health, and more detailed items such as a disinfection formula and a personal care log. It is a user-friendly guide meant for family reference. It is critical for the citizenry to understand that an important component of the overall healthcare plan during a pandemic involves home healthcare.


To to this link to download booklet:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/php/234/234_toolkit_0.pdf
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Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance:Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/community_mitigation-sm.pdf

Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions

This document provides interim planningguidance for State, territorial, tribal, and localcommunities that focuses on several measuresother than vaccination and drug treatment thatmight be useful during an influenza pandemic to reduce its harm. Communities, individualsand families, employers, schools, and otherorganizations will be asked to plan for the useof these interventions to help limit the spread ofa pandemic, prevent disease and death, lessenthe impact on the economy, and keep societyfunctioning. ---CONTINUED---
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