Browse Items (43 total)

• A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

  Tags Decedent Management, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-DM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Decedent Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-09-01
  Description: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and…
• 

  A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

  Tags Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-WM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Waste Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-17
  Description: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to…
• 

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC's Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic

  Tags Autoclave, Communications, CONOPS, Decontamination, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Federal, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, Pre-hospital Transport, Public Health, R-PPE, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Waste
  Creator: CDC
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: U.S. Healthcare Workers and Settings | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC