Here's an excerpt for the Health care workers. Enjoy!
Stupid government BS.......
If they weren't so serious, this would be a hilarious skit - without changes - for the Saturday Nite Live shows.
Box 1. Psychosocial Issues for Response Workers
Psychosocial issues that response workers might need to address include:
* Illness and death among colleagues and family members
* Fear of contagion and/or of transmitting disease to others
* Shock, numbness, confusion, or disbelief; extreme sadness, grief, anger, or guilt; exhaustion; frustration
* Sense of ineffectiveness and powerlessness
* Difficulty maintaining self-care activities (e.g., getting sufficient rest)
* Prolonged separation from family
* Concern about children and other family members
* Constant stress and pressure to keep performing
* Domestic pressures caused by school closures, disruptions in day care, or family illness
* Stress of working with sick or agitated persons and their families and/or with communities under quarantine restrictions
* Concern about receiving vaccines and/or antiviral drugs before other persons
These issues may be exacerbated by:
* Lack of information
* Rumors, misconceptions, or conspiracy theories
* Loss of faith in health institutions, employers, or government leaders
* Belief that medical resources are not available or fairly distributed
* Death of immediate supervisors or other leaders in the response effort
* Mass casualties and deaths among children
* Economic collapse or acute shortages of food, water, electricity, or other essential services
* Restrictions on civil liberties that are perceived to be inequitable
* Infection control procedures that limit personal contact or hinder communications
Psychosocial issues related to the general public are addressed in Supplement 10.
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Box 2. Psychosocial Issues for Families of Response Workers
The families of responders will face many challenges in addition to the fears and disruptions that everyone will face during a pandemic. For example:
* Responders might be frustrated, tired, worried, irritable, argumentative, restless, emotional, or distressed.
* Responders might be impatient and less understanding, energetic, optimistic, good natured, or helpful than usual.
* Increased emergency work loads (which might be exacerbated by staffing shortages) can make it difficult for responders to communicate regularly with family members.
* Family members might experience stigmatization or discrimination.
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Box 3. Impact of Pandemic Influenza on Healthcare Workers
In addition to the issues faced by all response workers (Box 1), healthcare workers may experience:
* Increased risk of exposure to pandemic influenza
* Constant need to take special precautions to avoid exposure to the pandemic virus
* Illness and death among patients, as well as among colleagues and family members
* Stigmatization and discrimination associated with being perceived as a source of contagion
* Ethical dilemmas, such as conflicts between one?s roles as healthcare provider and parent/spouse, or concern about receiving vaccines or antiviral drugs before other people
* Increased difficulty in performing crucial tasks and functions as the number of severely ill patients increases, the healthcare staff decreases, and medical and infection control resources are depleted
* Frustration regarding the need/expectation to maintain business as usual
* Physical isolation associated with use of infection control measures that limit interpersonal contact
Psychosocial issues related to hospital workers are also addressed in Supplement 3.
http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/sup11.html#box2
I would love to comment on each and every point.
The bottom line is, does this:
A; Read like mild pandemic like 56 and '68 type infection and death rates?
B: Read to you like a 1918 worst case scenario plan?
Or
C: does this read like a 50% death rate plan.
My answer is C, even the government thinks we are screwed if this goes.
Stupid government BS.......
If they weren't so serious, this would be a hilarious skit - without changes - for the Saturday Nite Live shows.
Box 1. Psychosocial Issues for Response Workers
Psychosocial issues that response workers might need to address include:
* Illness and death among colleagues and family members
* Fear of contagion and/or of transmitting disease to others
* Shock, numbness, confusion, or disbelief; extreme sadness, grief, anger, or guilt; exhaustion; frustration
* Sense of ineffectiveness and powerlessness
* Difficulty maintaining self-care activities (e.g., getting sufficient rest)
* Prolonged separation from family
* Concern about children and other family members
* Constant stress and pressure to keep performing
* Domestic pressures caused by school closures, disruptions in day care, or family illness
* Stress of working with sick or agitated persons and their families and/or with communities under quarantine restrictions
* Concern about receiving vaccines and/or antiviral drugs before other persons
These issues may be exacerbated by:
* Lack of information
* Rumors, misconceptions, or conspiracy theories
* Loss of faith in health institutions, employers, or government leaders
* Belief that medical resources are not available or fairly distributed
* Death of immediate supervisors or other leaders in the response effort
* Mass casualties and deaths among children
* Economic collapse or acute shortages of food, water, electricity, or other essential services
* Restrictions on civil liberties that are perceived to be inequitable
* Infection control procedures that limit personal contact or hinder communications
Psychosocial issues related to the general public are addressed in Supplement 10.
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Box 2. Psychosocial Issues for Families of Response Workers
The families of responders will face many challenges in addition to the fears and disruptions that everyone will face during a pandemic. For example:
* Responders might be frustrated, tired, worried, irritable, argumentative, restless, emotional, or distressed.
* Responders might be impatient and less understanding, energetic, optimistic, good natured, or helpful than usual.
* Increased emergency work loads (which might be exacerbated by staffing shortages) can make it difficult for responders to communicate regularly with family members.
* Family members might experience stigmatization or discrimination.
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Box 3. Impact of Pandemic Influenza on Healthcare Workers
In addition to the issues faced by all response workers (Box 1), healthcare workers may experience:
* Increased risk of exposure to pandemic influenza
* Constant need to take special precautions to avoid exposure to the pandemic virus
* Illness and death among patients, as well as among colleagues and family members
* Stigmatization and discrimination associated with being perceived as a source of contagion
* Ethical dilemmas, such as conflicts between one?s roles as healthcare provider and parent/spouse, or concern about receiving vaccines or antiviral drugs before other people
* Increased difficulty in performing crucial tasks and functions as the number of severely ill patients increases, the healthcare staff decreases, and medical and infection control resources are depleted
* Frustration regarding the need/expectation to maintain business as usual
* Physical isolation associated with use of infection control measures that limit interpersonal contact
Psychosocial issues related to hospital workers are also addressed in Supplement 3.
http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/sup11.html#box2
I would love to comment on each and every point.
The bottom line is, does this:
A; Read like mild pandemic like 56 and '68 type infection and death rates?
B: Read to you like a 1918 worst case scenario plan?
Or
C: does this read like a 50% death rate plan.
My answer is C, even the government thinks we are screwed if this goes.