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Crisis Response

SCCM assists the critical care community during disasters and emergencies by providing resources and updates.

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) monitors current events and regularly activates its crisis response plan. The plan includes releasing complimentary education and resources to help clinicians treat critically ill and injured patients, respond to patient surges, and implement resource allocation strategies. Materials are specific to the emergency at hand, including hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and other man-made and natural disasters.

Current Response Efforts

Mideast

SCCM has reached out to those affected by the recent crisis in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. Free resources are available to help critical care practitioners care for patients during a crisis.

Free Resources
Call for Volunteers on behalf of the Ministry of Health of Israel
Call for Volunteers on behalf of the Palestinian Ministry of Health

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Ukraine

SCCM provided medical equipment, supplies, and critical care educational resources to those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Find links to free education, including book chapters and online modules, and learn how you can support these efforts.

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High-Consequence Pathogens

SCCM has developed resources for various high-consequence pathogens.

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General Crisis Response Resources

The Society offers several always-free educational resources that may be helpful during a crisis.

Crisis Management in Natural Disasters
The ICU’s Role in Disaster Response
Augmenting Critical Care Capacity During a Disaster
Tertiary Triage and Allocation of Scarce Resources in Disasters, and the Role of Palliative Medicine in Disasters
Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians provides training in the fundamentals of initial assessment, airway management, mechanical ventilation, and other key topics. The training was developed in response to COIVD-19, but can help you prepare for any patient surge.
Guidance on triage and resource allocation can help create a framework for managing difficult decisions if resources become scarce

Calls for Volunteers

SCCM recruits volunteer critical care clinicians to respond to emergency situations of all kinds. A request to organize a call for volunteers must be made by a governmental agent with medical licensure clearance authority. SCCM will then work directly with them to provide the information required and recruit volunteer clinicians from the critical care community.

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Humanitarian Activities

SCCM is carrying out humanitarian initiatives to substantially improve the healthcare infrastructure in some of the most underserved areas in the world.

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