What types of medical supplies and other assets will DoD be able to provide to State and local public health providers to help respond to a national medical emergency, such as a pandemic flu?
In accordance with Emergency Support Function Annex #8 (Public Health and Medical Services) of the National Response Plan, DoD may provide the following: • Medical equipment and supplies, including medical, diagnostic, and radiation-emitting devices, pharmaceuticals, and biologic products in support of immediate medical response operations and for restocking health care facilities in an area affected by a major disaster or emergency; . Available DoD medical supplies for distribution to mass care centers and medical care locations being operated for incident victims with reimbursement to DoD; . Available personnel to support inpatient hospital care and outpatient services to victims who become seriously ill or injured regardless of location (which may include mass care shelters); . Victim identification and mortuary services; establishing temporary morgue facilities; performing victim identification by fingerprint, forensic dental, and/or forensic pathology/anthropology methods; and pro
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