Browse Items (40 total)

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  Are you preparing suspected Ebola contaminated waste for transportation?

  Tags Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-IPC, Waste, Waste Management
  Creator: United States Department of Transportation (DOT): Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
  Subject: Waste Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2017-07-18
  Description: Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation Poster

• A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

  Tags Decedent Management, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Decedent Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-09-01
  Description: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and…
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  Procedure Title: Terminal Cleaning in the SCDU

  Tags Infection Prevention and Control, Procedure, Protocol, R-IPC, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Terminal Clean, Waste, Waste Management
  Creator: Emory
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Protocol
  Date Last Updated: 2017-09-09
  Description: SCOPE:The SCDU follows a defined set of protocols for activation of the Unit. Because the SCDU must be prepared for a wide range of infectious agents, plans exist to respond as appropriate based on the agent and clinical presentation of the patient.…

• EMS & Prehospital

  Tags Donning and Doffing, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Pre-hospital Transport, R-EMS, R-PPE, Waste
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: In Person Course
  Date Last Updated: 2018
  Description: Past in Person Course Presentation - Increase healthcare worker knowledge and understanding of serious communicable diseases (smallpox, SARS, MERS, Ebola, novel influenza). Increase understanding of standard and transmission-based infection control…

• Ebola: Ressources de connaissances pour les intervenants

  Tags Communications, CONOPS, Decontamination, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Français, French, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, International Response, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, Pre-hospital Transport, Public Health, R-EMS, R-PPE, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Waste
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2018
  Description: Online course created by the WHO. This course is also available in English.

• Emory University Protocols

  Tags Autoclave, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-EMS, 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

• Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Protocols

  Tags Autoclave, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-EMS, R-PPE, Regional Treatment Center, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Waste
  Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Protocol
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center

• Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Webinars

  Tags Communications, Diagnosis, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Ethics, Immunology, Infection Prevention and Control, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, Nursing, Outbreaks, Outcomes, Patient Care, Patient Transport, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Prophylaxis, Public Health, Public Relations, Quarantine, R-PPE, Specimen Handling, Specimen Transport, Therapeutics, Virology, Waste
  Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center
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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC's Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic

  Tags Autoclave, Communications, CONOPS, Decontamination, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Federal, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, Pre-hospital Transport, Public Health, R-EMS, R-PPE, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Waste
  Creator: CDC
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: U.S. Healthcare Workers and Settings | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC
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  A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

  Tags Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Waste Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-17
  Description: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to…