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Module 1. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). [ Insert Presenter’s Name] [Insert Organization’s Name] [Insert Date]. Strategic National Stockpile. Describe the mission of the SNS Describe SNS resources used for ill-defined threats, known threats, and technical assistance.
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Module 1 Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) [Insert Presenter’s Name] [Insert Organization’s Name] [Insert Date]
Strategic National Stockpile • 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. Module 1 Learning Objectives
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 • 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 • Medicines • Vaccines • Antitoxins • Antidotes • Radiation countermeasures • Supplies & Equipment • 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 • 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
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