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Portable Isolation Unit in a Special Pathogen Isolation Area

Tags Isolate, Isopod, Just in Time training (JIT), NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Portable Isolation Unit, R-EMS, Skills Video, Training

Creator: NETEC
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2018-12-18
Description: In this video we identify the special considerations needed for transferring a patient infected with Ebola or other special pathogen from a Portable Isolation Unit to the bed and from the bed to a Portable Isolation Unit. NETEC mission: To increase…
Waste Removal Process (Categories A and B)

Tags Autoclave, Infection Prevention and Control, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU), NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Protocol, R-WM, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Waste Management

Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2017-12-01
Description: Policies and Procedures Manual: To provide guidance for removing waste items from the NBU.

Policy number 1167
Planning Guidance for Handling Category A Solid Waste: Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance

Tags Category A, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, R-WM, Special Pathogens, Waste Management

Creator: U.S. Department of Transportation
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-04-01
Description: What this is for: This Guidance is for safe handling of solid waste contaminated with a Category A infectious substance (henceforth, “contaminated waste”) and the proper management of inactivated Category A waste materials in the United States.* An…
High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) Screening Guidance

Tags Frontline Facilities Tools, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Intake, Mitigation Tools, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, R-T&E, Special Pathogens

Creator: Minnesota Department of Health
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2019-09-11
Description: High Consequence Infectious Disease Readiness (HCID) Binder: a. High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) Screening Guidance
Special Pathogens of Concern

Tags Infection Prevention and Control, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, R-T&E, Respiratory Pathogen, Special Pathogens, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: In Person Course
Date Last Updated: 2018
Description: Past in Person Course Presentation - Explore what pathogen related factors may warrant treatment in a biocontainment unit. Describe the clinical presentation of selected special pathogens or high consequence infectious diseases. 2 broad categories:…
All Hazards Approach Use of HICS in Managing Highly Infectious Disease Patients

Tags Communications, Intake, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, R-EM, Special Pathogens

Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: In Person Course
Date Last Updated: 2017
Description: Past In Person Course Presentation: Describe the "all -hazards" approach to managing the care of highly infectious disease (HID) patients. Describe the use of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) in the care of HID patients. Describe the key…
Timeline Template for Skills Drill

Tags Example, Leadership Toolbox, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Other Tools, R-T&E, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training

Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Exercise
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-25
Description: Leadership Toolbox, More Tools: Timeline for Skills Drill
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.
Learning Portfolio Template

Tags Donning and Doffing, Example, Guide, Leadership Toolbox, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Plan, Preparedness Tools, R-PPE, R-T&E, Staffing, Tracker, Training, Training Schedules

Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Exercise
Date Last Updated: 2018-03-12
Description: Leadership Toolbox, Preparedness: NBU Learning Portfolio
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.
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit perspective on disposal of Ebola medical waste

Tags Autoclave, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-WM, Waste

Creator: Lowe, J. J., S. G. Gibbs, S. S. Schwedhelm, J. Nguyen and P. W. Smith
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2014-12-01
Description: Clinical practices surrounding the current Ebola epidemic have been center stage in discourse concerning research and practice of care.
Effectiveness of Four Disinfectants against Ebola Virus on Different Materials

Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, 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.