Transcript Strategic National Stockpile - Capital Area Public Health

Module 1
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
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Strategic National Stockpile
Module 1
Learning Objectives
• Describe the mission of the
SNS
• Describe SNS resources
used for ill-defined threats,
known threats, and technical
assistance.
• Describe the role of SNS in
POD operations and the
requirements for its use.
SNS Purpose
• Maintained by
CDC/DSNS
• Pharmaceuticals,
supplies & equipment
• Delivered to site of
national emergency
• Supports public
health response
operations
– Bioterrorism
– Naturally occurring
disease
– Natural disasters
– Industrial accidents
SNS Management
• Supported by
government & private
sector
• Congressionally
mandated & funded
• DSNS staffing
capabilities
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Science team
Logistics branch
Response branch
Program
preparedness branch
What capabilities and capacities are
needed to stockpile large quantities of
medical materiel?
SNS Countermeasures
• Pharmaceuticals
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Medicines
Vaccines
Antitoxins
Antidotes
Radiation
countermeasures
• Supplies & Equipment
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IV administration
Airway management
Wound care
Burn & blast care
• Federal Medical
Stations (FMS)
Public Health Threats
• Bioterrorism
(Category A agents)
– Anthrax
– Botulism
– Smallpox
• Naturally occurring
diseases
• Natural disasters
• Industrial accidents
Medical materiel from the SNS were
deployed to New Hampshire during the
H1N1 Pandemic.
Which of these public health threat would
require the fastest response?
SNS Response
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Ill-defined threat
Specific threat
Healthcare surge event
Technical assistance
SNS Capabilities
SNS Warehouse
12-Hour Push Packages
• Threat is ill-defined
(Anthrax)
• Broad spectrum
resources needed
• 130 containers, 50 tons
• Fits in cargo aircraft
• 500,000 10-day antibiotic
regimens
SNS Capabilities
SNS Warehouse
Managed Inventory (MI)
• Threat is specific or
known
• Specific countermeasures
deployed
• Vaccines & anti-toxins
• Federal buying power
How might deployment of MI be more
challenging than deployment of the 12-Hour
Push Packages?
SNS Capabilities
FMS Exercise
Federal Medical Stations
• Used in healthcare surge
• In-patient, non-acute care
• Include medical supplies
& cots
• Deployed to existing
structures or “buildings of
opportunity”
• Does not include staff
FMS was deployed in response to
hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
SNS Technical Assistance
• Receipt, Stage &
Storage (RSS)
• Stockpile Services
Advance Group
(SSAG)
• FMS Strike Team
• RSS Task Force
• DSNS at Emergency
Operations Center
(EOC)
• Planning, Training &
Exercises
SNS Deployment & Delivery
Response requirements exceed local capacity
State requests federal assistance
Federal officials review need & deploy SNS assets
SNS augments local resources
SNS Delivery Sequence
Federal
(DSNS)
• Store
• Transport
State (RSS)
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Receive
Store
Stage
Repackage
Distribute
Local (POD)
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Receive
Secure
Store
Dispense
Return
DSNS Commitments
• Arrive in 12-hours or
less
• Provide support to
state & local officials
• Update stockpile
based on science &
needs
• Purchase & deliver
resources that are not
stockpiled
• Support planning,
training & exercises
SNS Information
Web: www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile
Twitter: @CDCReady