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Creator: Johns Hopkins
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-02-01
Description: General Resources | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Resources: In response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, many hospitals designated specific areas to care for patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. The safe handling of category A… -
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: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-12-11
Description: This printable flyer infographic discusses safety and plans for CPR and Code Blue in a pandemic. CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic requires extra precautions. Follow the examples and tips shown here to keep everyone safe while resuscitating a patient. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-02
Description: Healthcare providers should maintain awareness of the need to detect patients who should be evaluated for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection; this requires clinical judgment as information on modes of transmission of… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-11
Description: In this video, we will identify the special considerations needed for inserting and removing a peripheral IV (PIV) from a patient confirmed or suspected to have Ebola or other special pathogen. PIV catheter insertion. -
Creator: Haddad, Lisa B., Denise J. Jamieson, and Sonja A. Rasmussen.
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-12-27
Description: On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported the emergence of another Ebola virus outbreak, the 10th in the DRC since the virus was discovered in 1976. As of November 13, 2018, there were 341 cases and… -
Creator: Feistritzer, N. R., C. Hill, S. Vanairsdale, and J. Gentry
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2014-11
Description: Caring for patients with Ebola virus disease requires strict biosafety protocols to eliminate exposure and ensure containment. Training and competency verification were critical to creation of a safe environment for nursing staff involved in the… -
Creator: United Kingdom Department of Health
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Description: Gov.uk Marburg guidelines. From: Public Health England Published: 5 September 2014 Marburg virus is one of two viruses of the Filovirus family which, along with Ebola virus, can cause a severe and fatal haemorrhagic fever (VHF). -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-05
Description: This comprehensive intermediate level course is for clinicians caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD). Modules provide information on screening and triage, infection prevention and control, laboratory diagnostics,… -
Creator: Vasa, A., M. Schwedhelm and D. Johnson
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-11-26
Description: Care for patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other highly infectious diseases is demanding and requires an unwavering commitment to teamwork and stringent infection control measures.