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Emory University Protocols

Tags Autoclave, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Example, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-PPE, Regional Treatment Center, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Waste

Creator: Emory
Subject: General
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
Description: Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center
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.
PROCEDURE-Movement and Activation When the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit is Occupied (####)

Tags Activation, Emergency Management, Intake, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-IIT, R-Lead, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Creator: Emory
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2018-02-12
Description: Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center - Emory Protocols
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
Need for Aeromedical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport Guidelines.

Tags Ebola, EMS, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Patient Transport, Pre-hospital Transport, R-EMS, R-PreH, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens

Creator: Gibbs, Shawn G., Jocelyn J. Herstein, Aurora B. Le, Elizabeth L. Beam, Theodore J. Cieslak, James V. Lawler, Joshua L. Santarpia, Terry L. Stentz, Kelli R. Kopocis-Herstein, Chandran Achutan, Gary W. Carter, and John J. Lowe.
Subject: Pre-Hospital
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-05
Description: Circumstances exist that call for the aeromedical evacuation high-level containment transport (AE-HLCT) of patients with highly hazardous communicable diseases.
Review of Literature for Air Medical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport.

Tags Air Transport, Ebola, EMS, Epidemic, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), Isolation/Biocontainment, R-EMS, R-PreH, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens

Creator: Gibbs, Shawn G., Jocelyn J. Herstein, Aurora B. Le, Elizabeth L. Beam, Theodore J. Cieslak, James V. Lawler, Joshua L. Santarpia, Terry L. Stentz, Kelli R. Kopocis-Herstein, Chandran Achutan, Gary W. Carter, and John J. Lowe.
Subject: Pre-Hospital
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10
Description: Aeromedical evacuation (AE) is a challenging process, further complicated when a patient has a highly hazardous communicable disease (HHCD).
U.S. High-Level Isolation Unit Clinical Laboratory Capabilities Update.

Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Lab, Laboratorian, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Specimen Handling, Specimen Transport

Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. C. Iwen, K. C. Jelden, P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-04
Description: In late 2014, 56 hospitals in the United States were designated by state and federal public health authorities as specially designed high-level isolation units (HLIUs) equipped with advanced infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and trained staff…
Current Capabilities and Capacity of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States

Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Public Health, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Regional Treatment Center, State Treatment Center

Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-03-01
Description: To describe current Ebola treatment center (ETC) locations, their capacity to care for Ebola virus disease patients, and infection control infrastructure features.
Initial Costs of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States

Tags Ebola, Example, Isolation/Biocontainment, Physical Infrastructure, Public Health, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Regional Treatment Center, State Treatment Center

Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, S. G. Gibbs, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-02-01
Description: To the Editor: The 2014–2015 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was unprecedented in scale and scope. During the outbreak, 11 patients with EVD were cared for in the United States...
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Sustainability of High-Level Isolation Capabilities among US Ebola Treatment Centers

Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Public Health, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Regional Treatment Center, State Treatment Center

Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, K. C. Jelden, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-06-01
Description: To identify barriers to maintaining and applying capabilities of US high-level isolation units (HLIUs) used during the Ebola virus disease outbreak, during 2016 we surveyed HLIUs.
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…
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.