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This Report Focuses On Articulating Current Concepts And Guidance That Can Assist State And Local Public Health Officials, Health Care Facilities, And Professionals In The Development Of Systematic And Comprehensive Policies And Protocols For Crisis Standards Of Care In Disasters Where Resources Are Scarce, As Well As Provide Guidance To Clinicians, Health Care Institutions, And State And Local Public Health Officials For How Those Crisis Standards Of Care Should Be Implemented In A Disaster Situation. Background -- Methods -- Crisis Standards Of Care: The Vision -- Developing Crisis Standards Of Care Protocols: A State Public Health Authority Process -- Ethical Framework -- Community And Provider Engagement, Education, And Communication -- Legal Issues In Emergencies -- Operational Implementation Of Crisis Standards Of Care -- Conclusion. Committee On Guidance For Establishing Standards Of Care For Use In Disaster Situations, Board On Health Sciences Policy; Bruce M. Altevogt [and Others], Editors; Institute Of Medicine Of The National Academies. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 93-109). Sponsored By The National Academy Of Sciences And The Dept. Of Health And Human Services Hhsp23320042509xi