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Creator: Cheung, Jonathan Chun-Hei, Lap Tin Ho, Justin Vincent Cheng, Esther Yin Kwan Cham, and Koon Ngai Lam.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02-24
Description: Medical professionals caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at high risk of contracting the infection.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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-02-17
Description: Doffing protocols for personal protective equipment (PPE) are critical for keeping healthcare workers (HCWs) safe during care of patients with Ebola virus disease. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2023-04-20
Description: FAQs on Interim Guidance for Managers and Workers Handling Untreated Sewage from Suspected or Confirmed Individuals with Ebola in the U.S. | Cleaning and Decontamination | Public Health Planners | Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | CDC -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2023-04-20
Description: Who this is for: Workers who handle untreated sewage that comes from hospitals, medical facilities, and other facilities with confirmed individuals with Ebola. What this is for: To provide recommendations for workers on the types of personal… -
Creator: Casanova, L. M., K. Erukunuakpor, C. S. Kraft, J. M. Mumma, F. T. Durso, A. N. Ferguson, C. L. Gipson, V. L. Walsh, C. Zimring, J. DuBose, J. T. Jacob, Control Centers for Disease, and Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Prevention Epicenters…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-05
Description: The 2014–2015 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) placed healthcare workers (HCWs) at high risk for acquiring EVD during patient care. -
Creator: Canelli, Robert, Christopher W. Connor, Mauricio Gonzalez, Ala Nozari, and Rafael Ortega.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-04-03
Description: Clinicians with inadequate access to standard personal protective equipment (PPE) have been compelled to improvise protective barrier enclosures for use during endotracheal intubation.See a response to this article: More on Barrier Enclosure during… -
Creator: Brosseau, Lisa M., Lorraine M. Conroy, Margaret Sietsema, Kari Cline, and Kara Durski.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015
Description: The objective of this study was to assess respiratory protection programs for aerosol-transmissible diseases in acute care hospitals for conformance with regulatory requirements and public health guidelines. -
Creator: Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, Cynthia M. McMillen, Donald H. Beezhold, Edward M. Fisher, Ronald E. Shaffer, and John D. Noti.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-10
Description: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at significantly higher risk of exposure to influenza virus during seasonal epidemics and global pandemics. -
Creator: Bischoff, Werner E., JoLyn Turner, Gregory Russell, Maria Blevins, Engy Missaiel, and John Stehle.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-12-18
Description: N95 respirator masks are recommended for protection against respiratory viruses. -
Creator: Bielicki, Julia A., Xavier Duval, Nina Gobat, Herman Goossens, Marion Koopmans, Evelina Tacconelli, and Sylvie van der Werf.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-23
Description: Health-care workers are crucial to any health-care system. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers are at a substantially increased risk of becoming infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and…