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D2B: An Alliance for Quality^TM
The Alliance for Quality is comprised of a number of strategically-related organizations committed to the campaign and the reduction of door-to-balloon times for STEMI patients treated at primary PCI hospitals. The ENA is proud to be a sponsor of the Alliance for Quality.

• Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs.
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) part of the National Institutes of Health has a campaign to increase awareness of the need to act fast when someone may be having a heart attack.

• Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

• American Association of Heart Failure Nurses

• American College of Emergency Physicians

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
     - Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Events Training Module
     - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Preparedness and Response - Provides information on the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and the EMAC Environmental Health Assistance Project.

• Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
  Products and Resources at EMSC are available at EMSC.org

  Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

• EMTALA Resource - at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Gift From Within - an international nonprofit organization is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include videotapes, books and articles for both clinicians and those experiencing PTSD. http://www.giftfromwithin.org/index.html

• Gateway to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Information

• Violent Death Bereavement Society

• Health New Digest - Current and Breaking News on the Health Industry for Professionals and Consumers.

• Healthfinder^® - your guide to reliable health information.

• Health and Human Services - "Leading America to Better Health, Safety and Well-Being"

• Homeland Security

• Hospital Policy Net - JCAHO healthcare consulting Web site

• JCAHO Survey Preparation, Hospital Policy and Global Healthcare Consulting

• JWatch's Emergency Medicine - Edited and reviewed by more than 80 physicians, JWatch regularly combs 180 medical journals for important findings in emergency medicine

• Kids Health - What Happens in the Emergency Room?

• Last Acts Web Site - An on-line community dedicated to improving end-of-life care through the sharing of ideas and solutions by professionals and consumers. The site includes updates on work of the campaign, news on issues relating to end-of-life care, free access to publications and reports, e-mail newsletter, discussion list and more.

• LATEX  Articles, abstracts and related information.

• MedicAlert^® - the original nonprofit emergency medical information service.

• Michigan Emergency Nurses Association

  The NHLBI Healthy People 2010 Gateway

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  Mutual Recognition of Nurse Licensure Compact Adds Two More States
  Nurse Licensure Compact Map

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• Nurse Advise-ERR Newsletters from ISMP Medication Safety Alert website

• NursingHands.com - Sign up for NursingHands FREE daily news update with the ten latest health care articles from around the world.

• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow - A Collective Voice to Combat the Shortage

• Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Care web site

• Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: The PEPline, expert consultation and systems for managing exposures to blood-borne pathogens.

• Resource on High Blood Pressure and Older Americans

• Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute
  The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute (RM&PSI) was developed to meet the risk, quality, claims management and patient safety needs of the health care industry with a primary focus on clinical risk reduction, quality patient outcomes, education and claims management.

• Royal College of Nursing - UK

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Updates and information

• Smallpox - Updates and information

• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

  ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Association

• University of Maryland Medicine:
  R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  Department of Emergency Medicine

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Form for Health Care Professionals and Physicians to Report a Patient Injury or Death from Consumer Products.

• U.S. Department of Transportation Auto Safety Hotline