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Declaration of enhanced conditions means that an abnormal event, potential or actual emergency has been detected or is in development.  Under these conditions the ministry enhances its surveillance and monitoring activities and takes appropriate related actions.
Emergency Planning
and Preparedness
Emergency Programs,
Services and Support
Emergency Infection
Control Kit
Questions and Answers
Kit Inventory
Donning and Removal of Personal Protective Equipment
Febrile Respiratory Illness
Publications
Resource Links
Site Map
Contact the Emergency Management Branch
Important Health Notices for Health Care Professionals

Emergency Infection Control Kit

Starting in mid-June, 2006, the MOHLTC distributed more than 15,000 Emergency Infection Control Kits to licensed community physicians, midwives, and Community Health Centres (CHCs), including Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs).

This kit is intended to be used only in large-scale infectious disease emergencies such as an influenza pandemic. Do not open the kit upon receipt. It provides enough infection control supplies to be used by health care providers to protect themselves, their staff, and their patients from infection for the first seven to 10 days of an outbreak of a droplet-spread illness.

The contents of the kit and all communications materials accompanying the kit are posted on this site, including a Question and Answer page. Materials in French are available as well.

These kits provide the first line of defense only. The ministry is looking at broader stockpiling options for pandemic supplies that can be accessed by health care providers and facilities when their supplies are exhausted and supply chains are severed.

The distribution list for these kits was developed by the Ministry based on the criteria outlined above. If you would like more information on the kits please contact the Ministry at emergencyickits.moh@ontario.ca . These kits are not being provided to other settings.

 
Document download
Emergency Infection Control Kit Documents
Emergency Infection Control Kit Label
1 page | 19 kb | PDF format
Emergency Infection Control Kit Introduction Letter
1 page | 44 kb | PDF format
Instruction for use of Yellow Display Sleeve
1 page | 20 kb | PDF format
Emergency Infection Control Kit Envelope
1 page | 34 kb | PDF format
Emergency Infection Control Kit Inventory
1 page | 24 kb | PDF format
Questions & Answers
2 pages | 56 kb | PDF format
Donning and Removal of Personal Protective Equipment
1 page | 28 kb | PDF format
Handwashing  Updated April 2007
1 page | 292 kb | PDF format
Febrile Respiratory Illness - Protecting Patients and Staff
1 page | 24 kb | PDF format
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For more information
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Emergency Management Branch
415 Yonge Street, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada   M5B 2E7
Fax : 416-212-4466
TTY : 1-800-387-5559
E-mail : emergencymanagement.moh@ontario.ca
Healthcare Provider Hotline
Toll free : 1-866-212-2272

CritiCall Ontario provides a 24 hour call centre for hospitals to contact on-call specialists; arrange for appropriate hospital bed access and facilitate urgent triage for patients
1-800-668-4357

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