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Creator: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-07
Description: Algorithm on public health investigation and management of possible cases of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). -
Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-01
Description: Policies and Procedures Manual: To provide guidelines for the use of a containment wrap during intra-facility transport; or direct admission from the emergency department to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU). -
Creator: Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN; Jeanmarie Mayer, MD; Molly Harrod, PhD; Lauren E. Weston, MPH; Lynn Gregory, NP; Laura Petersen, MHSA; Matthew H. Samore, MD; Frank A. Drews, PhD
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-01
Description: Using personal protective equipment (PPE) and transmission-based precautions are primary strategies for reducing the transmission of infectious agents. -
Creator: CDC, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID)
Subject: General
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2018-08
Description: This document is a strategic roadmap for the work necessary to realize the center’s vision: prevent infections, protect people, and save lives. (CDC) -
Creator: National Academy for State Health Policy
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-24
Description: Protecting public health in an era when infections can quickly spread from remote areas to major world cities requires creative and well-orchestrated responses from national, state, and local governments. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Exercise
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-23
Description: Health Care Coalitions - Exercise Materials for an Operations-based Exercise for Ebola & Other Special Pathogens -
Creator: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-12
Description: This briefing is based on the briefing note developed by the PS Centre in 2014 in connection with the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. It is also available in French. - Posted 12 July, 2018 by Louise Juul Hansen -
Creator: David S. Cates, Paula G. Gomes, and Arthur M. Krasilovsky
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-07
Description: During the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, over 850 healthcare workers contracted Ebola, and over 500 died. These tragic numbers underscore the need for strict adherence to infection control precautions when caring for patients with Ebola… -
Creator: Kumar, L. and A. P. Isakov
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-07
Description: Serious recurrent and emerging communicable diseases, such as novel influenza strains, highly pathogenic viral hemorrhagic fevers, and novel coronaviruses in an era of increased globalization and travel, necessitate heightened vigilance and… -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-05
Description: The 21st century has witnessed changes - travel and trade, urbanization, environmental degradation and other trends that increase the risk of disease outbreaks, their spread and amplification into epidemics and pandemics. At the same time, the…