Collaboration on Arizona Surge Line

To address the anticipated hospital surge due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a single statewide system was developed to expedite patient transfers and equitably distribute patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 across hospitals. The effort, featuring a 24/7 call line, was initiated by the Arizona Department of Health Services and collaboratively protocolized ..

WRAP-EM Pediatric Crisis Standards of Care Template version 2.0

Provides references and information to develop pediatric crisis standards of care (CSC). Also outlines triggers of CSC and legal considerations.

The Arizona Surge Line

The Arizona Surge Line was active for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitating the movement of nearly 10,000 patients with COVID-19 and load-leveling hospitals to postpone crisis standards of care in the state. With the end of the declared state of emergency in Arizona, the Arizona Surge Line ..

Rapid Expert Consultation on Guiding Principles, Key Elements, Core Messages for CSC

This rapid expert consultation responds to a March 25 request to provide a rationale for the implementation of crisis standards of care (CSC) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Also discussed are the broad principles and core elements of CSC planning and implementation.

Crisis Standards of Care: Legal Decision Factors

Factors and criteria that may lawfully be used to determine CSC for specific patients in addition to factors that are unlawful to use.

Should Covid Vaccination Status Be Used to Make Triage Decisions?

The relationships between each vaccine and interactions of different patient demographics or pre-existing diseases with resultant survival outcomes are undoubtedly complex and currently unknown. But if it is ethically questionable to apply vaccination status as a first-order consideration for critical care triage, might it be ethically defensible to use ..