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  APHL Public Health Laboratory Risk Assessment Template for EBV

  Etiquetas Ebola, Example, Lab, Laboratory, R-Lab, Templates
  Autor: Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Guía
  Fecha de actualización: 2014
  Descripción: Template for Public Health Laboratory Risk Assessment for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Testing

  Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.

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  Efficacy of face shields against cough aerosol droplets from a cough simulator

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Lindsley, William G., John D. Noti, Francoise M. Blachere, Jonathan V. Szalajda, and Donald H. Beezhold.
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014
  Descripción: Health care workers are exposed to potentially infectious airborne particles while providing routine care to coughing patients.

• MEDICAL-TECHNICAL SPECIALIST: BIOLOGICAL/INFECTIOUS DISEASE

  Etiquetas EMS, Example, HICS, R-EMS
  Autor: California Emergency Medical Services Authority
  Tema: Emergency Medical Services
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014
  Descripción: Hospital Incident Command System – Job Action Sheets – Medical-Technical Specialists - Biological/Infectious Disease

  Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.

• A detailed instructional process for donning and doffing level C personal protective equipment in a healthcare setting

  Etiquetas Donning and Doffing, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE
  Autor: Swanhorst, J., K. Boulter, A. Vasa, B. Boeckman and M. Schwedhelm
  Tema: Training and Exercises
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-06-09
  Descripción: Use of Level C personal protective equipment is an uncommon practice in the routine provision of nursing care.

• Validation and Application of Models to Predict Facemask Influenza Contamination in Healthcare Settings

  Etiquetas Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Mask, Masks, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Fisher, Edward M., John D. Noti, William G. Lindsley, Francoise M. Blachere, and Ronald E. Shaffer.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-08
  Descripción: Facemasks are part of the hierarchy of interventions used to reduce the transmission of respiratory pathogens by providing a barrier.
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  Laboratory test support for Ebola patients within a high-containment facility

  Etiquetas Diagnosis, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, Malaria, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-Lab, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Hill, C. E., E. M. Burd, C. S. Kraft, E. L. Ryan, A. Duncan, A. M. Winkler, J. C. Cardella, J. C. Ritchie and T. G. Parslow
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-08-01
  Descripción: Two adult United States (US) nationals contracted the Ebola virus while on a humanitarian mission in Africa amidst a large Ebola outbreak there.
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  Exposure to influenza virus aerosols in the hospital setting: is routine patient care an aerosol generating procedure?

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Cummings, Kristin J., Stephen B. Martin, Jr., William G. Lindsley, Sreekumar Othumpangat, Francoise M. Blachere, John D. Noti, Donald H. Beezhold, Nasira Roidad, John E. Parker, and David N. Weissman.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-08-01
  Descripción: We read with interest the article by Bischoff et al, in which they describe detection of influenza virus in aerosols around hospitalized patients with influenza virus infection who were receiving routine care.

• Care of patients with Ebola virus disease

  Etiquetas Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Nursing, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Staff Support, Staffing, Training, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Feistritzer, N. R., C. Hill, S. Vanairsdale, and J. Gentry
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-11
  Descripción: Caring for patients with Ebola virus disease requires strict biosafety protocols to eliminate exposure and ensure containment. Training and competency verification were critical to creation of a safe environment for nursing staff involved in the…
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  An integrated approach to laboratory testing for patients with Ebola virus disease

  Etiquetas Biosafety, Ebola, Lab, Laboratorian, Laboratory, Occupational Health, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Specimen Handling
  Autor: Iwen, P. C., J. L. Garrett, S. G. Gibbs, J. J. Lowe, V. L. Herrera, A. R. Sambol, K. Stiles, J. L. Wisecarver, K. J. Salerno, S. J. Pirruccello and S. H. Hinrichs
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-11-01
  Descripción: Beginning in 2003, the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha developed a laboratory capability plan in conjunction with the creation of a biocontainment unit (BCU) for treatment of patients harboring emerging infectious organisms.
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  PPE Selection Matrix for Occupational Exposure to Ebola Virus

  Etiquetas Ebola, EMS, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-EMS, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Tema: Emergency Medical Services
  Tipo de elemento: Guía
  Fecha de actualización: 2014-11-24
  Descripción: OSHA's PPE Selection Matrix for Occupational Exposure to Ebola Virus provides task-based guidance to help employers select appropriate PPE for workers who may be exposed to ebolavirus. The matrix covers examples of common exposures, ranging from…