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• Emergency Department Processes for the Evaluation and Management of Persons Under Investigation for Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Clinical Care Guidelines, Diagnosis, Ebola, Emergency Department, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-IIT, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Travel Screening, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Wadman, M. C., S. S. Schwedhelm, S. Watson, J. Swanhorst, S. G. Gibbs, J. J. Lowe, P. C. Iwen, A. K. Hayes, S. Needham, D. W. Johnson, D. J. Kalin, W. G. Zeger and R. L. Muelleman
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-09-01
  Description: Due to the recent Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, patients with epidemiologic risk for Ebola virus disease and symptoms consistent with Ebola virus disease are presenting to emergency departments (EDs) and clinics in the United States.
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  Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus

  Tags Ebola, Example, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Prophylaxis, R-PM, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Wong, K. K., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. L. Hewlett, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, M. J. Mulligan, A. Beck, W. Dorman, C. J. Kratochvil, L. Lai, T. N. Palmore, S. Rogers, P. W. Smith, A. F. Suffredini, M. Wolcott, U. Stroher and T. M. Uyeki
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: From September 2014 to April 2015, 6 persons who had occupational exposures to Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa received investigational agent rVSV-ZEBOV or TKM-100802 for postexposure prophylaxis and were monitored in the United States.

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  Two-Center Evaluation of Disinfectant Efficacy against Ebola Virus in Clinical and Laboratory Matrices

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Sophie J. Smither, Lin Eastaugh, Claire Marie Filone, Denise Freeburger, Artemas Herzog, M. Stephen Lever, David M. Miller, Dana Mitzel, James W. Noah, Mary S. Reddick-Elick, Amy Reese, Michael Schuit, Carly B. Wlazlowski, Michael Hevey, and Victoria…
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-01
  Description: Ebola virus (EBOV) in body fluids poses risk for virus transmission.
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  Effectiveness of Four Disinfectants against Ebola Virus on Different Materials

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Smither, S., Phelps, A., Eastaugh, L., Ngugi, S., O’Brien, L., Dutch, A., & Lever, M. S.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-04
  Description: The West Africa Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak has highlighted the need for effective disinfectants capable of reducing viral load in a range of sample types, equipment and settings.This article was corrected in Erratum on August 4, 2016.

• Ebola surgical protocols enhance safety of patients and personnel

  Tags Clinical Care Guidelines, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Transport, R-IPC, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Surgery
  Creator: Mathias, J. M.
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-04-30
  Description: In the months since Ebola patients were first treated in US hospitals, much progress has been made in establishing protocols to protect patients and healthcare workers from harm.
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  HIGH Level PPE - Doffing Full Checklist

  Tags Checklist, Donning and Doffing, Example, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE
  Creator: Emory
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2018-05-17
  Description: PPE Checklist

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  PAPR Level PPE - Doffing full Checklist

  Tags Checklist, Donning and Doffing, Example, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR), R-PPE
  Creator: Emory
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2018-05-17
  Description: PPE Checklist

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  Pathogen Specific Strategies

  Tags Identify, Inform, Isolate, Person Under Investigation (PUI), R-T&E, Special Pathogens
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: In Person Course
  Date Last Updated: 2023-11-02
  Description: Past In Person Course Presentation. After completion of this session, participants will be able to: Describe strategies for screening patients to identify highly infectious diseases. Differentiate various administrative, environmental and physical…
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  Person Under Investigation Case Studies

  Tags Identify, Isolate, Person Under Investigation (PUI), R-Lead, R-T&E
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: In Person Course
  Date Last Updated: 2017
  Description: Past In Person Course Presentation: Session Outline: Go over case presentation of potential PUIs. Work through discussion questions in small groups and share thoughts with the larger group. Your group may come up with additional questions for…
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  PPE Training the Trainer

  Tags Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, R-T&E, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: In Person Course
  Date Last Updated: 2017
  Description: Past In Person Course Presentation.Objectives: Review key concepts of personal protective equipment (PPE). Clarify competency: Theory, Practice and Use. Discuss strategies for developing PPE courses. Discuss ways of maintaining ongoing PPE…