Patients under investigation for Ebola virus disease in the United States: hospital preparedness planning and alternate care facilities
Item
Click for External Resource*
Click to read full article*
*The link above may share a zip file (.zip) hosted on repository.netecweb.org. Zip files will download automatically.
*All other links are external and will open in a new window. If you click an external link, you are leaving the NETEC site, and we do not maintain, review, or endorse these materials. See our terms of use.
Item Type
PublicationTerms of Use
By accessing these materials you are agreeing to our terms of use, which may be found here: Terms of Use.
Title
Patients under investigation for Ebola virus disease in the United States: hospital preparedness planning and alternate care facilities
Subject
Description
Many months into a still-worsening epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in three West African nations, the U.S. health care system was challenged by its first undiagnosed EVD patient presenting to a hospital emergency department (ED) in Dallas, Texas.1 Despite attempting to follow infection control guidance extant at the time,2 two nurses who cared for this patient acquired EVD.1
Creator
Date
2015-05
Type
Citation
Bogucki, S., and A. Isakov. 2015. "Patients under investigation for Ebola virus disease in the United States: hospital preparedness planning and alternate care facilities." Acad Emerg Med 22 (5):600-4.
Abstract
Comment on
Development and use of mobile containment units for the evaluation and treatment of potential Ebola virus disease patients in a United States hospital.
Development and use of mobile containment units for the evaluation and treatment of potential Ebola virus disease patients in a United States hospital.
Accessibility
Free online
Was this resource helpful?