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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2022-08-31
Description: In this episode of Transmission Interrupted, NETEC hosts Jill Morgan and Trish Tennill go back to the basics of viral hemorrhagic fevers and personal protective equipment. They discuss four of the most serious and deadly viral hemorrhagic fevers:… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Description: This group of infectious diseases is caused by several distinct viral families. The term VHF describes the conditions these pathogens can cause, which may affect many body systems, including damaging the cardiovascular system. Some of these viruses… -
Creator: Jocelyn J Herstein, Paul D Biddinger, Shawn G Gibbs, Angela L Hewlett, Aurora B Le, Michelle M Schwedhelm, John J Lowe
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-02-22
Description: In response to the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated 56 US hospitals as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) with high-level isolation capabilities. We aimed to… -
Creator: Angela Vasa, Valerie Pacino, Sami Vasistha, Wael ElRayes, John J Lowe
Subject: Emergency Response
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: In February 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services developed a tiered hospital network to deliver safe and effective care to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and other special pathogens. The tiered network consisted of regional… -
Creator: Theodore J Cieslak, Jocelyn J Herstein, Mark G Kortepeter, Angela L Hewlett
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-22
Description: Although the concept of high-level containment care (HLCC or ‘biocontainment’), dates back to 1969, the 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought with it a renewed emphasis on the use of specialized HLCC units in the care of patients… -
Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-03-15
Description: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever or Orthopox Virus Emergency Department Screening -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2014-10-29
Description: To ensure the safety of your colleagues, you must lead, protect, and guide others through the process of safely and correctly donning and doffing PPE. As a Trained Observer, you are responsible for: Monitoring compliance with PPE protocols Guiding,…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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Creator: Herstein JJ, Abdoulaye AA, Jelden KC, Le AB, Beam EL, Gibbs SG, Hewlett AL, Vasa A, Boulter KC, Stentz TL, Kopocis-Herstein KR, ElRayes W, Wichman C, Lowe JJ.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Description: Personal protective equipment used by healthcare workers to mitigate disease transmission risks while caring for patients with high-consequence infectious diseases can impair normal body cooling mechanisms and exacerbate physiological strain.…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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Creator: the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2005-05-19
Description: The requirements adopted for the UN Recommendations establish a two-tiered classification system for Division 6.2 materials—Category A and Category B. A Category A infectious substance poses a higher degree of risk than a Category B infectious… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-29
Description: When treating a patient with Ebola virus disease, hospitals and health care providers must safely handle, transport, and dispose of waste. Dr. Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH executive associate dean and professor with Indiana University School of Public…
