EMS practitioners may encounter a patient with an infectious disease or respond to a pandemic during their career. The resources below have been posted to help EMS practitioners protect themselves and their patients against infectious disease and further spread.
 

Category	Title	Description
Resource	Clinical Considerations for Monkeypox in Children and Adolescents	Considerations on clinical management of children and adolescents less than ages 18 years with exposure to monkeypox or concern for Monkeypox virus infection.
Resource	ASEP Monkeypox Field Guide	Information compiled by the American College of Emergency Physicians on the monkeypox disease.
Guidance	Interim Clinical Considerations for Management of Ocular Monkeypox Virus Infection	Interim considerations for the care of people with Monkeypox virus infection involving the eye(s), including considerations for symptomatic management.
Guidance	Identifying Monkeypox: An Update for EMS Professionals	New Information on how to identify Monkeypox in clinical settings for EMS professionals.
Website	U.S. Map & Case Count	Data on confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases.
Website	Monkeypox Outbreak Global Map	Data on global outbreak of the monkeypox/orthopoxvirus.
Website	U.S. Monkeypox Case Trends Reported to CDC	Trends of monkeypox cases reported to CDC since May 17, 2022, the start of the response to the current outbreak in the United States.
Website	NETEC Resource Library	An online library offering Monkeypox resources.