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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: 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: Wang, Xu, Xiaoxi Zhang, and Jiangjiang He.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-15
Description: On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announced an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), China is now at a critical period in the control of the epidemic. -
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: 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: NETEC
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-05-31
Description: Engineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-24
Description: Engineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff.This asset was updated to cover novel respiratory pathogens. See updated asset here. -
Creator: Barksdale, Aaron Nathan, Wesley G. Zeger, Joshua L. Santarpia, Vicki L. Herrera, Daniel N. Ackerman, John J. Lowe, and Michael C. Wadman.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-04-31
Description: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and highly contagious nature of SARS-CoV-2, emergency departments (EDs) have been forced to implement new measures and protocols to minimize the spread of the disease within their departments. The primary… -
Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, S. G. Gibbs, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-02-01
Description: To the Editor: The 2014–2015 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was unprecedented in scale and scope. During the outbreak, 11 patients with EVD were cared for in the United States...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.