Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care Overview and Materials

The development of the Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care materials below started in 2012 with the Central District Disaster Clinical Advisory Committee. (DCAC Central). The updates and ongoing guidance continues with the WA State DMAC. This work is built upon evidence-based literature review, national recommendations, regional committee meetings and individual subject matter expert workgroups.

The Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care materials are documents that are frequently updated. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure you are referring to the most current versions.

For further information on the Network’s Disaster Clinical Advisory Committees, please email us at:  info@nwhrn.org.

Last updated: 11/2021.

Washington State Crisis Standards of Care Triage Team Operational Guidebook (as of 10/15/21): Click here

Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care – Individual Cards and Algorithms

• Behavioral Health - Patient Planning and Response (updated 5/2019)

• Behavioral Health - Staff Planning and Response (updated 5/2019)

• Blood Products (updated 2/2020)

• Burn Triage (updated 2/2020)

• Hemodynamic Support and IV Fluids (updated 5/2019)

• Mechanical Ventilation / External Oxygenation (updated 12/2020)

• Oxygen (updated 3/2020)

• Renal Replacement Therapy (updated 8/2021)

• Particulate Respirators and General PPE (updated 2/2020)

• Staffing (updated 3/2019)

 Standards of C

Resource Card, Capacity, Triage

Algorithm, Blood, Burn Treatment

IV Fluids, Oxygen, Renal Replacement, Resource