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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-23
Description: On July 8-9 a U.S. citizen traveled from Nigeria to Dallas, TX, via Atlanta, GA. On July 13 the patient presented to an emergency department for a rash that had been present since July 7. The patient was diagnosed with Mpox and isolated.This blog… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-21
Description: The United States recently had a case of Mpox virus diagnosed in a patient in Dallas County, Texas. Organizations in the U.S. now preparing for the potential need to handle patients under investigation or patients with the Mpox virus must also… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-19
Description: NETEC recommends the “Identify, Isolate, and Inform” strategy. In this article, we provide a quick list of transmission precautions, PPE, waste, and other medical countermeasures. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-16
Description: General information about Mpox.Mpox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with mpox virus. Mpox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (the cause of smallpox),… -
Creator: Madad, Syra, and Vikram Mukherjee.
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-06-23
Description: As the world focuses on combatting COVID-19, we are reminded once again that dozens of outbreaks of other infection diseases continue to occur. Many of these diseases are endemic like Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…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: Tolf, Eleanor, and Syra Madad.
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-06-18
Description: The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effect of intensive, interactive training on hospital workers’ preparedness for special pathogen cases by utilizing the Frontline Facility Special Pathogens Training Course created by the Systemwide… -
Creator: ASPR
Subject: General
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-03
Description: Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Emergency Supplement Performance Measures by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-12-16
Description: This printable flyer infographic discusses the use of the HICS system with infectious disease outbreaks. Hospital incident command system (HICS) is a robust framework that helps hospitals prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from threats, planned… -
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: 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: 2020-05-17
Description: We surveyed 56 Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) in the United States and identified costs incurred since 2014 ($1.76 million/ETC) and sustainability strategies.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.