Health Care Workers: Could It Be Ebola? [2014/10/21]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Patient care checklist for patients under investigation for Ebola virus disease
  
  • Isolate the patient in a separate room with a private bathroom.
  
  • Activate the hospital preparedness plan for Ebola.
  
  • Ensure standardized protocols are in place for PPE use and disposal.
  
  • Wear appropriate PPE when in physical contact with the patient.
  
  • Attend to the patient’s medical needs.
  
  • Consider and evaluate patient for alternative diagnoses.
  
  • Obtain detailed information about symptoms, contacts, and travel history.
  
  • Perform only necessary tests and procedures.
  
  • Ensure patient has the ability to communicate with family.
  
  • Allow visitors only if they are wearing appropriate PPE.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Diagnosis
• Keywords:
  Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Orthoebolavirus
• Series:
  Could it be Ebola?
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions ; Global Health
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:470d2b6269152c49f9053c4fbd7b3a75718c645420366070ea44414c82a13ff850e1976c182fbc42f69ff1047c4c7961765302e51a2026cd28cca57e4f6082af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25713/cdc_25713_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.28 MB ]