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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: NETEC
Subject: Elementos en Español
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-17
Description: Spanish Language version of Work Smart! Understand negative pressure isolation. Reduce your exposure risk. Conserve PPE.Comprende el aislamiento de áreas con el uso de presión negativa. Reduzca su riesgo de exposición. Mantiene a su EPP.Conservation strategies: This resource contains recommendations facilitating conservation of equipment and supplies during contingency (expected shortages) and crisis (known shortages) capacities and should not be applied as guidance when conventional capacities are available.
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Creator: Mark G. Kortepeter and Theodore J. Cieslak
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-06
Description: The concept and belief in the idea of “biocontainment” has undergone significant evolution during the past 20 years. -
Creator: Herstein, Jocelyn J., Sean A. Buehler, Aurora B. Le, John J. Lowe, Peter C. Iwen, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-06-20
Description: The 2014-2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa prompted a shift in how US institutions and agencies respond to cases of highly hazardous communicable diseases (HHCDs).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: Elementos en Español
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-09-21
Description: Spanish Language version of Engineering Controls for Long-term Care. Engineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff. Se pueden implementar controles de ingeniería… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-09-13
Description: Few data exist to guide the physical design of biocontainment units, particularly the doffing area. -
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… -
Creator: Tang, Julian W., Andre Nicolle, Jovan Pantelic, Christian A. Klettner, Ruikun Su, Petri Kalliomaki, Pekka Saarinen, Hannu Koskela, Kari Reijula, Panu Mustakallio, David K. W. Cheong, Chandra Sekhar, and Kwok Wai Tham.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-06-24
Description: Hospital isolation rooms are vital for the containment (when under negative pressure) of patients with, or the protection (when under positive pressure) of patients, from airborne infectious agents. -
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. -
Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, K. C. Jelden, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-10-01
Description: The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompted a select group of US hospitals to establish high-level isolation units equipped with advanced engineering controls, trained staff, and stringent protocols to safely treat highly infectious disease…