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Creator: Tay, Jun-Yang, Poh Lian Lim, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Sapna Pradip Sadarangani, Li Min Ling, Brenda Sze Peng Ang, Monica Chan, Yee-Sin Leo, and Shawn Vasoo.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02-26
Description: To the Editor—As of 15 February 2020, Singapore had screened a total of 991 suspected cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which 72 cases tested positive, 812 cases tested negative, and the remaining 107 had pending results. -
Creator: Flinn, Jade B., Noreen A. Hynes, Lauren M. Sauer, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-09-04
Description: In response to the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016, the US Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) established 10 regional treatment centers, called biocontainment units (BCUs) to prepare and provide care for patients…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: 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: Herstein JJ, Abdoulaye AA, Jelden KC, Le AB, Beam EL, Gibbs SG, Hewlett AL, Vasa A, Boulter KC, Stentz TL, Kopocis-Herstein KR, ElRayes W, Wichman C, Lowe JJ.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Description: Personal protective equipment used by healthcare workers to mitigate disease transmission risks while caring for patients with high-consequence infectious diseases can impair normal body cooling mechanisms and exacerbate physiological strain.…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: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-25
Description: Leadership Toolbox, Response: Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) Activation ChecklistExample 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: NETEC
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-12-21
Description: To support newly created State or Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) as they define their leadership structure, the Biocontainment (BCU) Leadership Workgroup, established by the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training… -
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.
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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: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-10
Description: This document serves as a training and education tool for centers who are interested in becoming or are currently a special pathogens treatment center to frame training plans. By utilizing the recommendations, curriculum can be developed to include… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-10
Description: Biocontainment Unit Working Group Core Competency / Competencies chart diagram.