Pennell Paula A, Brennan Lynn E, Burhans Robert L, Ostrowski Stephanie E
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Albany, NY 12237-0672, USA.
Clin Lab Sci. 2011 Winter;24(1):14-21.
In a previous publication, we discussed the results of the 2006-2007 New York State (NYS) Hospital Laboratory Drill Series which emphasized the need for ongoing testing and evaluation of laboratory preparedness capabilities, particularly those required to support hospital functions during a public health emergency. In this paper, we will discuss how a followup drill series in 2007-2008 was implemented in an effort to re-assess the ability of NYS acute care hospital facilities to recognize and respond to a suspected bioterrorism, chemical terrorism or pandemic flu emergency specimen submission event. We will explain how the results of the follow-up drill series, when compared to those of the original exercise, warranted a statewide hospital laboratory preparedness drill held in 2009, focused solely on addressing the overarching deficiency of chemical terrorism (CT) specimen submission capabilities. Although drill results conclude that NYS acute care hospital facilities are much better prepared than 3 years ago to support hospital functions during a CT public health emergency event, they also highlight the continued need to improve competency.
在之前的一篇出版物中，我们讨论了2006 - 2007年纽约州（NYS）医院实验室演练系列的结果，该系列强调了持续测试和评估实验室准备能力的必要性，特别是在公共卫生紧急事件期间支持医院功能所需的能力。在本文中，我们将讨论2007 - 2008年的后续演练系列是如何实施的，以重新评估纽约州急症护理医院设施识别和应对疑似生物恐怖主义、化学恐怖主义或大流行性流感紧急样本提交事件的能力。我们将解释与原始演练结果相比，后续演练系列的结果如何促使在2009年举行了一次全州范围的医院实验室准备演练，该演练仅专注于解决化学恐怖主义（CT）样本提交能力的总体不足问题。尽管演练结果表明，纽约州急症护理医院设施在应对CT公共卫生紧急事件期间支持医院功能方面比3年前准备得更好，但它们也凸显了持续提高能力的必要性。
