Standard operating procedure (SOP) for triage of suspected COVID-19 patients in non-US healthcare settings : early identification and prevention of transmission during triage

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Oct. 18, 2021
  
  This document is intended for healthcare facilities that are receiving or are preparing to receive patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This includes healthcare facilities providing either inpatient or outpatient services. It should be used to guide implementation of procedures at triage that can be effective at preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 virus) to patients and healthcare workers (HCWs). This document was developed based on current COVID-19 data and experience with other respiratory viruses and will be updated further more information becomes available.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  1. Background/Purpose -- 2. What healthcare facilities can do to minimize risk of infection among patients and healthcare workers -- What healthcare workers (HCWs) can do to protect themselves and their patients during triage -- 4. Additional considerations for triage during periods of community transmission -- 5. References.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Testing Emergency Service, Hospital Global Health Pandemics Patient Admission Triage
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40c944658e0ccf92608674d315e59de10152e6ba19e453535a5aaa46e3e2b5ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110818/cdc_110818_DS1.pdf
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