MOH Mechanical Ventilator Stockpile Information:

Operator Manuals

DRAGER MEDICAL - EVITA XL VENTILATOR

• Evita x17 Instructions for Use Manual
• Acceptance Testing Evita
• Drager and ICON Clinical Support Services for H1N1 Caregivers

COVIDIEN - PURITAN BENNETT 840 VENTILATOR

• 840 Ventilator System Operator's & Technical Reference Manual (English)
• 840 Ventilator System Operator's & Technical Reference Manual (French) 

Get the latest facts on the H1N1 Flu Virus from the Public Health Agency of Canada:

• http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

Important Health Notices (IHN updates) from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care regarding the H1N1 pandemic 2009:

• http://www.health.gov.on.ca
• MOH release guidance for access to PPE supplies and equipment from ministry stockpiles
• MOH releases IHN update on PPE stockpiles

Pandemic Planning & Related Guidelines:

• American Thoracic Society - Mechanical Ventilation Salvage Therapies and H1N1
• Ambulatory Guidance
• Emergency Guidance
• Long Term Care Guidance
• Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (full version) * large file download
• Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (in brief)
• Toronto Academic Health Science Network Pandemic Influenza Guidelines

Inter-Hospital Respiratory Therapy Shared Protocols, Policies and Procedures:

• Vancouver Coastal Health shares guideline on Respiratory Equipment and Isolation Precautions in Acute care facilities.
• Guidelines for the use of Respiratory Equipment for Patients on Airborne or Enhanced Droplet Precautions in Acute Care Facilities - Vancouver Coastal Health
• Mount Sinai Hospital
• Aerosolized Medication Delivery During SARS (from the SARS Archives)
• BiPAP/CPAP Use During SARS (from the SARS Archives)

Personal Protective Equipment and Influenza Hygiene

• Alternative N95/N99 Mask options for Difficult Mask Fittings and Testings from Lifetronics
• Handwashing
• N95 Fit Test
• Workplace Handwashing (Poster)
• Clinical Guidelines for Management of Patients with ILI in Emergency Departments

The RTSO is pleased to present the following PowerPoint presentations:

• MOH power point presentation webinar for the Moderate Surge Capacity Planning Ventilator Strategy
• A Pandemic in Real Time - What's Next? 
• Health Human Resources and the Pandemic
• Health Emergency Management and Influenza Pandemic Planning

Journals and Articles of Interest:

• Critically Ill Patients with 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection in Canada, by Dr. Anand Kumar
• Filtration of Respiratory Gases Theoretical Aspects, by Ron J. Theissen
• The Impact of the Severe Respiratory Distress Syndrome on the use of and requirements for filters in Canada, by Ron J. Thiessen

Toronto Teaching Hospitals Release Pandemic Infuenza Planning Guidelines:

• The Guidelines
• Questions and Answers

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Directives (Release Oct. 22, 2003)

• Contextual Framework for SARS Response
• Directive to All Ontario Acute Care Facilities Under Outbreak Condition
• Directive to All Ontario Acute Care Facilities for High Risk Respiratory Procedures (Includes both Non-Outbreak and Outbreak Conditions)
• Directive to All Acute Care Facilities Regarding the Application of Respiratory and Contact Precautions (Enhanced) with: Patients with Febrile Respiratory Illness and a SARS Contact History; Persons Under Investigation: SARS Patients: and, SARS Units
• Provincial Inter-Facility Patient Transfer Directive During Outbreak Conditions

More Links:

• CRTO
• CSRT
• Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
• Toronto Academic Health Science Network
• Ontario Health Plan for an Infuenza Pandemic
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
• Toronto Pandemic Influenza Plan

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