Emergencies

Question 1

What are the stages of the Tas/National pandemic flu plans?

Answer 1

1. Prevention and mitigation
2. Response: standby (sustained person to person o’seas)
3. Response: initial action (cases in Aus but scarce info)
4. Response: targeted action: tailor measures to specific needs
   5: Response: stand-down
5. Recovery

Question 2

What are the main considerations in the response stage of pandemic influenza?

Answer 2

Governance: command, control and coordination
Communication
Surveillance: first few hundred (enhanced data collection initially)
Public health measures:
- case management
- testing (CDNA guidelines)
- contact tracing (only before extensive community transmission)
- social distancing (voluntary)
- antivirals (initial stage, at-risk groups, HCW)
- infection prevention and control (PPE)
- border measures
- vaccination when available