Browse Items (64 total)

• Update on Ebola Treatment Center Costs and Sustainability, United States, 2019

  Tags Ebola, Example, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Physical Infrastructure, R-Lead, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Treatment Facility, Zoonotic
  Creator: Herstein, Jocelyn J., Aurora B. Le, Lily A. McNulty, Sean A. Buehler, Paul D. Biddinger, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-05-17
  Description: We surveyed 56 Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) in the United States and identified costs incurred since 2014 ($1.76 million/ETC) and sustainability strategies.

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• De-isolating COVID-19 Suspect Cases: A Continuing Challenge

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Tay, Jun-Yang, Poh Lian Lim, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Sapna Pradip Sadarangani, Li Min Ling, Brenda Sze Peng Ang, Monica Chan, Yee-Sin Leo, and Shawn Vasoo.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-26
  Description: To the Editor—As of 15 February 2020, Singapore had screened a total of 991 suspected cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which 72 cases tested positive, 812 cases tested negative, and the remaining 107 had pending results.
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  Different types of door-opening motions as contributing factors to containment failures in hospital isolation rooms

  Tags Coronavirus, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Exposure, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, SARS, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: Tang, Julian W., Andre Nicolle, Jovan Pantelic, Christian A. Klettner, Ruikun Su, Petri Kalliomaki, Pekka Saarinen, Hannu Koskela, Kari Reijula, Panu Mustakallio, David K. W. Cheong, Chandra Sekhar, and Kwok Wai Tham.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2013-06-24
  Description: Hospital isolation rooms are vital for the containment (when under negative pressure) of patients with, or the protection (when under positive pressure) of patients, from airborne infectious agents.
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  Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Coronavirus, Diagnosis, Droplet Transmission, Epidemiology, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Res&Pub, SARS
  Creator: Chen, Mark I. C., Angela L. P. Chow, Arul Earnest, Hoe Nam Leong, and Yee Sin Leo.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2006
  Description: Only a minority of probable SARS cases caused transmission. We assess if any epidemiological or clinical factors in SARS index patients were associated with increased probability of transmission.

• An update on US Ebola treatment center personnel management and training.

  Tags Ebola, Example, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Staff Rotation Schedules, Staffing
  Creator: Herstein, Jocelyn J., Aurora B. Le, Lily A. McNulty, Sean A. Buehler, Paul D. Biddinger, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-05
  Description: In 2014, 56 US hospitals were designated as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs). ETCs had minimum augmented capability requirements for Ebola virus disease care, including for staffing and training. We sought to identify current ETC staffing challenges…

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  Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT) - Kings County Hospital Example

  Tags Emergency Management, EMS, Ground Transport, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Patient Transport, R-IIT
  Creator: Kings County Hospital
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2019
  Description: FDNY Transport to Hospital, Receiving Hospital Transfer to Treatment Hospital
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  Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT) - Bellevue Hospital Center Example

  Tags Emergency Management, EMS, Ground Transport, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Patient Transport, R-IIT
  Creator: Bellevue Hospital Center
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2019
  Description: FDNY Transport to Hospital, Receiving Hospital to Treatment Hospital Transfer
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  Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT) - Emory Example

  Tags Biosafety, EMS, Internal Transport, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-IIT, Waste Management
  Creator: Emory
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2019-10-31
  Description: Emory University Hospital (EUH), Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU), Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT),
  EMS Transport to EUH SCDU
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  NETEC In Room Log Sheet

  Tags Frontline Facilities Tools, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Personnel Management, R-IPC, R-PM, Staffing
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Protocol
  Date Last Updated: 2019-09
  Description: In Room Log Sheet for Isolation rooms: Staff members entering the isolation room will sign in and out. All possible breaches should also be documented.

• Effect of an Intervention Package and Teamwork Training to Prevent Healthcare Personnel Self-contamination During Personal Protective Equipment Doffing

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PM, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Staff Support, Staffing, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
  Description: More than 28 000 people were infected with Ebola virus during the 2014–2015 West African outbreak, resulting in more than 11 000 deaths. Better methods are needed to reduce the risk of self-contamination while doffing personal protective equipment…