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Creator: Theodore J. Cieslak, Laura Evans, Mark G. Kortepeter, Amanda Grindle, Lemuel Aigbivbalu, Kate Boulter, Ryan W. Carroll, Sylvia Cumplido, Alison G. Danforth, Cecilia Fry, James Gaensbauer, Janet R. Hume, Amyna Husain, Arlene Kelleher, Christopher J.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: During the outbreak of Ebola virus disease that struck West Africa during 2014-2016, a small handful of expatriate patients were evacuated to specialized high-level containment care units, or biocontainment units, in the United States and Western… -
Creator: Benjamin K. Kogutt, Jeanne S. Sheffield, Dianne Whyne, Lisa L. Maragakis, Jennifer Andonian, Jade Flinn, Chris Sulmonte, Adam Dodson, Mark Romig, Lauren Sauer, Robert Maloney, Janis Ferrell, Arthur J. Vaught, W. Christopher Golden, and Brian T.…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: This article describes a large-scale scenario designed to test the capabilities of a US biocontainment unit to manage a pregnant woman infected with a high-consequence pathogen, and to care for a newborn following labor and spontaneous vaginal…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: Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit Publishing Group
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: High-consequence pathogens create a unique problem. To provide effective treatment for infected patients while providing safety for the community, a series of 10 high-level isolation units have been created across the country; they are known as…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: Jennifer Andonian, Kelsie E. Galusha, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: In response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funded the creation of 10 Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) across the United States. -
Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-15
Description: EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Transport during Highly Infectious Disease Investigations & Operational Considerations for Portable Isolation Units -
Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-15
Description: EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Transfer of Patient Care for Patients with Ebola and Highly Infectious Diseases and Introduction to Biocontainment Units -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-05-31
Description: COURSE DESCRIPTION It is critical that healthcare personnel have knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the implications for healthcare delivery in a biocontainment unit (BCU) or special pathogen isolation area. In this course,… -
Creator: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2019-05-29
Description: CC Grand Rounds: Clinicopathologic Grand Rounds: Clinical Cases from the NIH: Clinical Center Ebola Virus: An Update on Ecology and Molecular Correlates of Critical Illness. This lecture by Vincent Munster and Daniel S. Chertow presents a case study… -
Creator: University of Wisconsin (UW)
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2019-04-19
Description: In this lecture Angela Hewlett, MD, MS presents a case study about caring for patients with Ebola Virus Disease at Nebraska Medical Center in 2014. Dr. Hewlett is an infectious disease specialist and associate medical director of the Nebraska… -
Creator: Smith, P. W., A. O. Anderson, G. W. Christopher, T. J. Cieslak, G. J. Devreede, G. A. Fosdick, C. B. Greiner, J. M. Hauser, S. H. Hinrichs, K. D. Huebner, P. C. Iwen, D. R. Jourdan, M. G. Kortepeter, V. P. Landon, P. A. Lenaghan, R. E. Leopold, L. A.…
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2006-12-18
Description: In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are infected with pathogens introduced by a bioterrorist act (e.g., smallpox), by a global emerging…